Oleksandr Sydorenko
 Aleksandr Sidorenko (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aleksandr Sidorenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sidor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1960 Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Career[]
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 worked from 1987 to 2014 as the manager of the water polo team "Ilyichevets."
Now retired and working as a volunteer in the water Polo Federation of the city of Mariupol
Clubs[]
See also[]
- World record progression 200 metres medley
References[]
- YouTube heat 400 IM Olympic Games -80
- Oleksandr Sydorenko at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia[permanent dead link]
- (in Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper
- (in Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper
- (in Russian) Ru.Wikipedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Sydorenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sports Reference profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISHOF list with all medalists in Universiade history Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
 Olympic champions in men's 400 m individual medley | |
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