European Rowing Championships
He was born in Leningrad. In 1960 he was the coxswain of the Soviet boat that won the silver medal in the coxed pair event. He was also the cox of the Soviet boat that finished fourth in the coxed four competition. Rudakov competed at the 1961 European Rowing Championships with the coxed four and won silver. At the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won bronze with both the coxed pair and the coxed four. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won bronze with the coxed four. At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair. Later that year, he finished fourth with the Soviet boat at the coxed pair competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1965 European Rowing Championships, he won silver with the coxed pair.