Fotolibro Clinic con Valentin Mankin

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Valentin MANKIN, the only in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different classes, believes his sport is a never-ending learning experience.

Born in 1938 in the Ukraine, Valentin mankin raced full-time for the Soviet Union from 1955 until 1988.During that time, Mankin came as close as anyone ever has to equaling Paul Elvstrom’s record of four sailing gold medals. Mankin won a gold medal in the Finn class in 1968 and a gold in the Tempest in 1972; he also won a silver in 1976, despite losing his regular crew to injury shortly before the regatta.In that event, he topped bronze medalist Dennis Conner.

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