Boris Nikitin

Boris Nikitin

Personal information
Born	5 March 1938 Tbilisi, USSR
Died	20 October 1984 (aged 46) Georgia SSR, USSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo Tbilisi
Medal record Competitor for  Soviet Union Summer Olympics 1956 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle European Championships 1958 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 1958 Budapest 400 m freestyle

Boris Vasilievich Nikitin (Russian: Борис Васильевич Никитин; 5 March 1938 – 20 October 1984) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer. He had his best achievements in the 4×200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships; his team finished eighths at the 1960 Olympics. Individually, he won a European silver medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1958, but did not reach the final in that event at the 1956 Olympics.^[1][2]

Between 1956 and 1962 he set five European records in the 4×200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 400 m medley events. He won six national titles, in the 400 m (1956–1960) and 1500 m freestyle disciplines (1957).^[3][4]

References

1. Boris Nik'it'ini. sports-reference.com
2. Boris NIKITIN. les-sports.info
3. Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 209. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
4. СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru