Alexandr Prigoda
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| Born |
1964 Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Alexandr Sergeyevich Prigoda (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Пригода; born 1964) is a Russian swimmer. He qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics but missed them due to the boycott by the Soviet Union. He competed in the Friendship Games instead and won a gold medal in the 200 m and silver medal in the 100 m butterfly events. He won multiple nation titles in senior and masters categories (2001–2009).[1]
He started swimming in a club aged 7, together with his younger brother, Gennadiy Prigoda, a Russian former Olympic swimmer.[2]
References
- ↑ Сильнейшие спортсмены СССР наши коллеги по движению «Мастерс»: П-С. swimmingmasters.ru
- ↑ Пригода Александр. ussr-swimming.ru
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