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Apr 27, 1937 Tashkent Died on 17 Nov 2010 (aged 73)
Olympic swimmer
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About Leonid Kolesnikov
- Leonid Nikolayevich Kolesnikov (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ??????????; 27 April 1937 – 17 November 2010) was a Soviet swimmer.
- He had his best achievements in breaststroke, winning a European title in the 200 m in 1958 and setting a world record in the 100 m breaststroke in 1961.
- He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relay and finished in fifth place in the relay, swimming the breaststroke leg.
- Between 1958 and 1961 he set six European records: three in the 200 m breaststroke and three in the 4×100 m medley relay.
- In 1962 he won a silver medal in the medley relay at the European championships.
