Sergey Smiryagin

Sergey Smiryagin (Russian: Серге́й Смирягин; 27 October 1963 11 July 2020) was a Russian freestyle swimmer.[1] He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle, but failed to reach the final.[2]

Sergey Smiryagin
Smiryagin in 1983
Personal information
Born(1963-10-27)27 October 1963
Died11 July 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 56)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming

After the Olympics he won three European titles and three silver medals at the world championships,[3] as well as a gold medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade.[4] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and competed in the Friendship Games instead, winning three gold medals.

References

  1. "Sergey Smiryagin". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Sergey Smiryagin". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. Sergey SMIRIYAGIN. les-sports.info
  4. Все Универсиады: от Турина-1959 до Казани-2013. sport-express.ru (2012-12-07)


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