Boris Popov
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Water Polo | ||
 |
1964 Tokyo | Team competition |
Boris Nikitich Popov (Russian: Борис Никитич Попов, born March 21, 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches.
Popov is one of the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. He led Soviet Union men's national team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1988. Four years later, he coached the Unified Team to win another bronze medal.[2] He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.
See also
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "Boris Popov Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Boris Popov (RUS)". ishof.org. ISHOF. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links
- Boris Popov at World Aquatics
- Boris Popov at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Boris Popov at Olympics.com
- Boris Popov at Olympedia
  | This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article relating to a Russian water polo figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Russian male water polo players
- Soviet male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players of the Soviet Union
- Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Soviet water polo coaches
- Russian water polo coaches
- Soviet Union men's national water polo team coaches
- Water polo coaches at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Water polo coaches at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Water polo coaches at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club coaches
- Soviet Olympic medalist stubs
- Russian water polo biography stubs