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Boris Nikitich Popov (Russian: Борис Никитич Попов, born 21 March 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Career
In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches.
Popov is one of the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. He led Soviet Union men's national team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1988. Four years later, he coached the Unified Team to win another bronze medal.[2] In 4th FINA World Championships 1982 in Guayaquil, he won the gold medal in the respective water polo championship as coach of Soviet Union men's national team.[3]
He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.
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 world champions in men's water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Popov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- "Boris Popov (RUS)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- 1982, Guayaquil: The golden team of USSR www.waterpololegends.com
External links
- Boris Popov at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Boris Popov at Olympics.com
- Boris Popov at Olympedia
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На других языках
- [en] Boris Popov
[it] Boris Nikitič Popov
Boris Nikitič Popov (in russo: Борис Никитич Попов?; 21 marzo 1941) è un ex pallanuotista e allenatore di pallanuoto sovietico, vincitore di una medaglia di bronzo alle olimpiadi di Tokyo 1964. Nel 2019 è stato inserito nella sezione allenatori dell International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1][ru] Попов, Борис Никитич
Бори́с Ники́тич Попо́в (21 марта 1941) — советский ватерполист, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР, Заслуженный тренер СССР.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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