Oleksandr Sydorenko
Aleksandr Sidorenko (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Aleksandr Sidorenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Sidor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Mariupol, USSR (now Ukraine) | 27 May 1960||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksandr Sydorenko (born 27 May 1960 in Mariupol; also known as Aleksandr Sidorenko) is a former individual medley swimmer from the USSR. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]
He won a gold medal at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships in Split, and at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil in the 200-metre individual medley.[2]
At the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, he won a silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]
Between 1977 and 1986 he became the USSR champion 20 times. In 1982 he married the bronze medal-winner of the 1980 Olympic Games, Yelena Kruglova.
He was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR)
He now works as the manager of the water polo team "Ilyichevets."
Clubs
See also
- World record progression 200 metres medley
References
- YouTube heat 400 IM Olympic Games -80
- databaseOlympics
- (Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
- (Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper
- (Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper
- (Russian) Ru.Wikipedia
- Olympics Statistics and History
- ↑ "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history
- ↑ ISHOF list with all medalists in Universiade history
Records | ||
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Preceded by Graham Smith |
Men's 200 metres individual medley world record holder (long course) 9 July 1978 – 2 August 1978 |
Succeeded by Steve Lundquist |
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