Oleksandr Sydorenko

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Oleksandr Sydorenko
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Aleksandr Sidorenko (1980)
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sidorenko
Nickname(s) Sidor
Nationality  Ukraine
Born (1960-05-27) 27 May 1960 (age 63)
Mariupol, USSR (now Ukraine)
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Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley

Oleksandr Sydorenko (born 27 May 1960 in Mariupol; also known as Aleksandr Sidorenko) is a former individual medley swimmer from the USSR. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

He won a gold medal at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships in Split, and at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil in the 200-metre individual medley.[2]

At the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, he won a silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley.[3]

Between 1977 and 1986 he became the USSR champion 20 times. In 1982 he married the bronze medal-winner of the 1980 Olympic Games, Yelena Kruglova.

He was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR)

He now works as the manager of the water polo team "Ilyichevets."

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Records
Preceded by Men's 200 metres individual medley
world record holder (long course)

9 July 1978 – 2 August 1978
Succeeded by
United States Steve Lundquist


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