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Gennady Androsov

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Gennady Androsov
Personal information
Born(1939-08-01)1 August 1939
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 April 2016(2016-04-21) (aged 76)
Lviv, Ukraine
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDynamo Lviv (1956–1963)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest 1500 m freestyle

Gennady Ivanovich Andropov (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Андросов; 1 August 1939 – 21 March 2016) was a Ukrainian swimmer.[2] He won a gold medal in the individual 400 m medley at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, and set a world record in the same event in 1957.[1] In the 1500 m freestyle discipline, he won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[3] and competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[4] He was a national champion in the 400 m (1961), 1500 m (1956, 1960) and 4×200 m freestyle (1961) and 400 m medley (1962, 1963) events.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 205. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ "Ушел из жизни легендарный украинский пловец Геннадий Андросов Читайте більше тут". ZIK.ua (in Russian). 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ Gennadiy ANDROSOV. sportuitslagen.org
  4. ^ Gennady Androsov Archived August 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com