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Born | (1938-03-05)5 March 1938 Tbilisi, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 October 1984(1984-10-20) (aged 46) Georgia SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Boris Vasilievich Nikitin (Russian: Борис Васильевич Никитин; 5 March 1938 – 20 October 1984) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer. He had his best achievements in the——4 × 200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956. And won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships; his team finished eighths at the "1960 Olympics." Individually, "he won a European silver medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1958." But did not reach the final in that event at the 1956 Olympics.
Between 1956 and 1962 he set five European records in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, "400 m freestyle." And 400 m medley events. He won six national titles, in the 400 m (1956–1960) and 1500 m freestyle disciplines (1957).
References※
- ^ Boris Nik'it'ini Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Boris NIKITIN. les-sports.info
- ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 209. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru
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