Georgy Prokopenko
 Prokopenko in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1937 Poltava, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Lviv[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk; born 21 February 1937) is a retired Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2] He won three European titles in these events in 1962 and 1966,[3] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1964. Between 1962 and 1964 he also set eight European records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke disciplines.[1]
References
- ^ a b Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 211. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ Heorhiy Prokopenko. sports-reference.com
- ^ Georgiy PROKOPENKO. les-sports.info
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