Georgy Prokopenko

Georgy Prokopenko
	Prokopenko in 1966
Personal information
Born	21 February 1937 (age 87); Poltava, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo Lviv
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Summer Olympics
European Championships

Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (Russian: Георгий Яковлевич Прокопенко, Ukrainian: Георгій Якович Прокопенко; 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 Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ Georgiy PROKOPENKO. les-sports.info

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[r3-1] Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 211. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.

[r1-2] Heorhiy Prokopenko Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

[r2-3] Georgiy PROKOPENKO. les-sports.info

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