Gennady Androsov

Gennady Ivanovich Andropov (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Андросов; 1 August 1939 – 21 March 2016) was a Ukrainian swimmer.[2] He won a gold medal in the individual 400 m medley at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, and set a world record in the same event in 1957.[1] In the 1500 m freestyle discipline, he won a bronze medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[3] and competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.[4] He was a national champion in the 400 m (1961), 1500 m (1956, 1960) and 4×200 m freestyle (1961) and 400 m medley (1962, 1963) events.[1]

Gennady Androsov
Personal information
Born(1939-08-01)1 August 1939
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 April 2016(2016-04-21) (aged 76)
Lviv, Ukraine
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDynamo Lviv (1956–1963)[1]

References

  1. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 205. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. "Ушел из жизни легендарный украинский пловец Геннадий Андросов Читайте більше тут". ZIK.ua (in Russian). 22 March 2016.
  3. Gennadiy ANDROSOV. sportuitslagen.org
  4. Gennady Androsov Archived August 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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