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.[1][2]
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).[3][4]
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boris, nikitin, russian, footballer, footballer, boris, vasilievich, nikitin, russian, Борис, Васильевич, Никитин, march, 1938, october, 1984, soviet, freestyle, swimmer, best, achievements, relay, which, world, record, 1956, bronze, medal, 1956, summer, olymp. For Russian footballer see Boris Nikitin footballer Boris Vasilievich Nikitin Russian Boris Vasilevich Nikitin 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 1 2 Boris NikitinPersonal informationBorn 1938 03 05 5 March 1938Tbilisi USSRDied20 October 1984 1984 10 20 aged 46 Georgia SSR USSRHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSwimmingClubDynamo TbilisiMedal record Representing Soviet Union Summer Olympics 1956 Melbourne 4 200 m freestyle European Championships 1958 Budapest 4 200 m freestyle 1958 Budapest 400 m freestyle 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 3 4 References edit Boris Nik it ini Archived 2012 11 08 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com Boris NIKITIN les sports info E A Shkolnikov 2003 Dinamo Enciklopediya Olma Media Group p 209 ISBN 978 5 224 04399 6 SILNEJShIE SOVETSKIE PLOVCY swimmingmasters narod ru nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Georgian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boris Nikitin amp oldid 1156960978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
