World Rowing Championships
He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the single sculls event. At the 1981 World Rowing Championships, he came eighth. At the 1982 World Rowing Championships, he won the silver medal. At the 1983 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth. He did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in California, USA, due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships, he came fourth. At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, he won the bronze medal.