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Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda (Russian: Геннадий Серге́евич Пригода; born 2 May 1965) is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992. The sprinter won four Olympic medals: two silver and two bronze. Prigoda trained at Armed Forces sports society in Kuibyshev.[1]

Gennadiy Prigoda
Personal information
Born (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965 (age 57)
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSKA Kuybyshev
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
Representing the  Unified Team
1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
1991 Perth 50 m freestyle
1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m medley
1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle
1991 Athens 50 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle

He started swimming in a club aged 7, together with his elder brother, Alexandr Prigoda, who also became a top Russian swimmer.[2] Between 1985 and 1991, he won three medals at the world championships, five medals at the European championships, and ten national titles in freestyle and medley relay events.[1] Gennadi Touretski considers him as his most technically gifted trainee.[3] Prigoda retired from active swimming in 1992. He graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg, and started his own business with a travel company. He later defended PhD in pedagogy and in 2005 returned to the Lesgaft University to work as a professor of management.[1][3]


References


  1. Gennady Prigoda Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Пригода Александр. ussr-swimming.ru
  3. Пригода Геннадий. ussr-swimming.ru



На других языках


- [en] Gennadiy Prigoda

[fr] Gennadiy Prigoda

Gennadiy Prigoda (en russe : Геннадий Пригода), né le 2 mai 1965, est un ancien nageur soviétique qui a remporté quatre médailles olympiques.

[it] Gennadij Prigoda

Gennadij Sergeevič Prigoda (in russo: Геннадий Сергеевич Пригода?; Rostov sul Don, 2 maggio 1965) è un ex nuotatore sovietico.

[ru] Пригода, Геннадий Сергеевич

Геннадий Сергеевич Пригода (род. 2 мая 1965 года) — советский, российский пловец, четырёхкратный призёр Олимпийских игр в Сеуле и Барселоне. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1988).



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