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]
 Prokopenko in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1937 Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 May 2021 (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]
References
edit- ^ a b Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 211. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
- ^ Heorhiy Prokopenko Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Georgiy PROKOPENKO. les-sports.info
- ^ "Прокопенко Георгий Яковлевич" (in Ukrainian). dynamo.su. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Помер львівський олімпієць Георгій Прокопенко" (in Ukrainian). dyvys.info. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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