Viktor Polevoy at the 1958 European Championships
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| Born | (1938-06-01) 1 June 1938 (age 86) Moscow, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktor Konoplyov (Polevoy) (Russian: Виктор Коноплёв (Полевой); born 1 June 1938)[1][2] is a retired Soviet freestyle swimmer who won a gold and a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the European championships of 1958 and 1962.[3] Between 1958 and 1962 he set four European records in the 4×100 m medley and freestyle relays. He won the national titles in the 100 m freestyle (1961–1963) and 4×100 m medley (1960).[1]
He graduated from the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education in Moscow, and after retirement worked as a national swimming coach and associated professor at various universities. He was one of the first Soviet swimmers to develop an optimal turning technique in freestyle.[4] He holds a PhD in pedagogy and was awarded the Medal "Veteran of Labour".[1][2]
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