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Leonid Kolesnikov

Olympic swimmer (1937-2010) · Russia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 73

Leonid Nikolayevich Kolesnikov was a Soviet swimmer. He had his best achievements in breaststroke, winning a European title in the 200 m in 1958 and setting a world record in the 100 m breaststroke in 1961.

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Career 1

ClubYears

CSKA Moscow

Awards

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

About this person

He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relay and finished in fifth place in the relay, swimming the breaststroke leg.

Country

Russia