Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (Russian: Георгий Яковлевич Прокопенко, Ukrainian: Георгій Якович Прокопенко; 21 February 1937 – 5 May 2021) was a Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2] He won three European titles in these events in 1962 and 1966,[3] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1964. Between 1962 and 1964 he also set eight European records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke disciplines.[1]
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Born | (1937-02-21)21 February 1937 Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Lviv[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prokopenko was born on 21 February 1937 in Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[4] He died on 5 May 2021 at the age of 84.[5]
European Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke | |
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European champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | |
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