Valentin Orischenko

{{short description|Soviet sprint canoer}}

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|image=Nikolay Perevozchikov and Valentin Orischenko 1952.jpg

|caption = Perevozchikov and Orischenko (left) in 1952

|birth_date=10 July 1922{{Olympedia|10997}}

|sport=Canoe racing

|coach=Valentin Volodin[http://sportfiction.ru/articles/v-devyanosto-let-na-yubiley-k-synu/ В девяносто лет – на юбилей к сыну]. sportfiction.ru (1 June 2010)

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Valentin Vasilyevich Orishchenko ({{langx|ru|Валентин Васильевич Орищенко}}; born 10 July 1922) was a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. Together with Nikolay Perevozchikov he finished fourth in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/valentin-orishchenko-1.html Valentin Orischenko]. Sports Reference.com Orishchenko was a World War II veteran. Before taking up canoe racing he trained in gymnastics.

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