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| Born | 11 December 1958 Dzerzhinsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yevgeny Sharonov (born 11 December 1958) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
Sharonov was born on 11 December 1958 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast. Whilst studying at school he was engaged in basketball and swimming, then he became interested in water polo. He attended water polo section at the Dzerzhinsk Children's and Youth Sports School. [2]
Graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in 1983 and the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade in 1988. Member of the Communist Party since 1983. [2]
Played for the team of the Automobile Factory in Honour of the Leninist Communist Youth Union (Moscow) from 1976 to 1992. In 1990-1991 played in Italy for the club ORTIGIA (Syracuse).
Won gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, was two-time Olympic bronze medallist (1988 Summer Olympics representing Soviet Union; 1992 Summer Olympics playing for the Unifed Team). [3]
Won gold medal at the 1982 World Championships, was a bronze medallist at the 1986 World Championships. Two-time World Cup winner (1981, 1983), silver medallist (1987). Three-time European Championship winner (1983, 1985, 1987), was a silver medallist (1981). [3]
Champion of the Universiade (1985), silver medallist (1979). Champion of the first Goodwill Games in 1986. Two-time winner of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR as a member of the Moscow team (1979, 1983). [3]
He has been the member of the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee since 1996. [4]
In 2003 he was included in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [4]
In 2012 he was elected President of the Russian Water Polo Federation. [5]
Matthew Nicholas Biondi is an American former competitive swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he is an eleven-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in five events. Biondi competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1992, winning a total of eleven medals. During his career, he set three individual world records in the 50-meter freestyle and four in the 100-meter freestyle.
Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss is a Hungarian former water polo player. He was considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players of his time. Kiss is one of six male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He played on the right side, but moved to 2-meters on offense sometimes.
Yevgeny Viktorovich Sadovyi is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by Swimming World magazine as the Male World Swimmer of the Year.
Tamás Kásás is a retired Hungarian water polo player.
Zoltán Szécsi is a Hungarian former water polo goalkeeper, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He made his international debut for the men's national team in 1998. He currently lives in Eger.
Tibor Benedek was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 6th and 4th, respectively.
Péter Biros is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of six male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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András Bodnár is a former Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Soviet Union men's national water polo team and the Unified Team men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
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