Igor Luzhkovsky

Igor Luzhkovsky
Personal information
Born 18 March 1938
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died 14 September 2000 (aged 62)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club Burevestnik Leningrad

Igor Georgiyevich Luzhkovsky (Russian: Игорь Георгиевич Лужковский; 18 March 1938 – 14 September 2000)[1] was a Russian swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 4×100 m medley and eights in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.[2] In 1959 he won two gold medals at the Summer Universiade and a national title in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new national record. Between 1958 and 1960 he also set three European records.[3][4]

He graduated from the Lesgaft University of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg[5] and married Marina Shamal, who also competed in swimming at the 1960 Olympics.[2] He was a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Army.[1]

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