Igor Luzhkovsky

Igor Luzhkovsky

Personal information
Born	18 March 1938 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died	14 September 2000 (aged 62)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Burevestnik Leningrad
Medal record Competitor for  Soviet Union European Championships Gold 1958 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle Universiade Gold 1959 Turin 100 m freestyle Gold 1959 Turin 400 m freestyle

Igor Georgiyevich Luzhkovsky (Russian: Игорь Георгиевич Лужковский; 18 March 1938 – 14 September 2000)^[1] was a Russian swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 4×100 m medley and eights in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.^[2] In 1959 he won two gold medals at the Summer Universiade and a national title in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new national record. Between 1958 and 1960 he also set three European records.^[3][4]

He graduated from the Lesgaft University of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg^[5] and married Marina Shamal, who also competed in swimming at the 1960 Olympics.^[2] He was a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Army.^[1]

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