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Aleksei Barkalov (Ukrainian: Олексій Степанович Баркалов, Russian: Алексей Степанович Баркалов; 18 February 1946 – 9 September 2004) was a Ukrainian water polo player who competed in the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medals for the Soviet Union team. During his career, he played 412 games for the national team, more than any other athlete in the water polo history.[1][2] In 1993, he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

Aleksei Barkalov

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1946-02-18)18 February 1946 Kharkiv, USSR
Died	9 September 2004(2004-09-09) (aged 58) Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Dynamo Kharkiv, Dynamo Kyiv
Medal record Men's Water polo Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team competition 1972 Munich Team competition 1968 Mexico Team competition World Championships 1975 Cali Team competition 1973 Belgrade Team competition World Cup 1981 Long Beach Team competition European Championships 1970 Barcelona Team competition 1974 Vienna Team competition

Biography

Barkalov was born in the village of Vvedenka near Kharkiv and graduated from the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute. Before choosing water polo, he played basketball for the Kharkiv city team, as well as football. Since 1957 he competed in water polo for Dynamo Kharkiv and in 1971 changed to Dynamo Kyiv. Since 1976 he acted both as a player and a coach for Dynamo Kyiv. After retirement in 1980 he became the head coach of the Junior Water Polo Team of Ukraine. Between 1990 and 1994 he worked in Yugoslavia, coaching the water polo club of Novi Sad. He then returned to Ukraine and from 1997 to 1999 acted as President of the Water Polo Federation of Ukraine. He received the following awards: Order of Friendship, Order For Merit to the Fatherland (3rd class) and Order of Merit (Ukraine).[1][2]

Barkalov married Lyudmila Khazieva, a competitive swimmer who won a European bronze medal in 1966. Their only son, Dmitri, also played competitive water polo, but then became a businessman and was killed in 2001 at the age 32.[4] This tragedy shattered the health of Barkalov, who died of a heart attack three years later.[1]

See also

• Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Aleksei Barkalov at International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Aleksei Barkalov at Olympics.com
• Aleksei Barkalov at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Aleksei Barkalov

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[fr] Oleksiy Barkalov

Oleksiy Barkalov (en ukrainien : Олексій Степанович Баркалов, en russe : Алексей Степанович Баркалов), né le 18 février 1946 à Kharkiv et mort le 9 septembre 2004 à Kiev, est un poloïste international soviétique. Il remporte deux fois la médaille d'or lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1972 et de 1980 ainsi que la médaille d'argent en 1968. Il gagne également la Coupe du monde en 1981 ainsi que le titre de champion du monde en 1975 avec l'équipe d'Union soviétique.

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[it] Oleksij Barkalov

Oleksij Stepanovič Barkalov (in ucraino: Олексій Степанович Баркалов?; Vvedenka, 18 febbraio 1946 – Kiev, 9 settembre 2004) è stato un pallanuotista sovietico, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro alle Mosca 1980 e di Monaco 1972 ed una d'argento alle olimpiadi di Città di Messico 1968.

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[ru] Баркалов, Алексей Степанович

Алексей Степанович Баркалов (18 февраля 1946, Введенка — 9 сентября 2004, Киев) — советский ватерполист, победитель Спартакиады народов СССР (1971), чемпион Европы (1970), чемпион мира (1975), двукратный чемпион Олимпийских игр (1972, 1980). Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1970). Заслуженный тренер Украинской ССР (1988). Президент Федерации водного поло Украины (1997—1999).

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