Sergey Smiryagin

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

Sergey Smiryagin
Rowdy Gaines & Sergey Smiryagin (1983)
Personal information
Born (1963-10-27) 27 October 1963
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,[2] as well as a gold medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade.[3] 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". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. Sergey SMIRIYAGIN. les-sports.info
  3. Все Универсиады: от Турина-1959 до Казани-2013. sport-express.ru (2012-12-07)


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