Nikolay Pushnitsky () was a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

from the

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, who represented his native country at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

Nynäshamn Nynäshamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 13,510 inhabitants in 2010. While interest in the area as a potentially useful port grew from the mid-19th century, it was only ...

, Sweden. Pushnitsky took the bronze in the

10 Metre The International Ten Metre Class is a ''construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule (sailing), International Rule. At their heyday, Me ...

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* * Russian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre Olympic bronze medalists for the Russian Empire Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic sailors for the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub