Vladimir Dolgov

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Vladimir Dolgov
Personal information
Born(1960-05-11)11 May 1960
Kharkiv, USSR
Died10 January 2022(2022-01-10) (aged 61)
North Carolina, U.S.
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 100 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bucharest 100 m backstroke

Vladimir Genrikhovich Dolgov (Russian: Владимир Генрихович Долгов, 11 May 1960 – 10 January 2022) was a backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union.[1] He won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.[2] He later emigrated to the United States, working as a swimming coach for Sailfish Aquatics at Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics in North Carolina. Dolgov died from stomach cancer on 10 January 2022, at the age of 61.[3]

References

  1. databaseOlympics
  2. Sports Reference profile
  3. Edmund, Emma (10 January 2022). "Olympic Medalist and Sailfish Aquatics Coach Vladimir Dolgov Dies at 61". Swim Swam. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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