Oleksandr Sydorenko
Ukrainian swimmer (1960–2022)
Oleksandr Sydorenko (27 May 1960 – 20 February 2022), also known as Aleksandr Sidorenko, was an individual medley swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]
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| Full name | Aleksandr Sidorenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sidor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1960 Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 2022 (aged 61) Mariupol, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sydorenko died in Mariupol, Ukraine on 20 February 2022 from COVID-19, aged 61.[2]
References change
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sports Reference profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ В Мариуполе умер олимпийский чемпион по плаванию (in Russian)
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