Juris Bērziņš (born 8 March 1954 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian former

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he was the

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boa ...

of the Soviet boat that won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.

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* 1954 births Latvian male rowers Soviet male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Riga Living people World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union {{Latvia-rowing-bio-stub