Boris Nikitin
Soviet swimmer (1938–1984)
Boris Nikitin
Born (1938-03-05 ) 5 March 1938Tbilisi , USSR Died 20 October 1984(1984-10-20) (aged 46)Georgia SSR, USSR Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Sport Swimming Club Dynamo Tbilisi
Boris Vasilievich Nikitin (Russian : Борис Васильевич Никитин ; 5 March 1938 – 20 October 1984) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships ; his team finished eighths at the 1960 Olympics. Individually, he won a European silver medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1958, but did not reach the final in that event at the 1956 Olympics.[ 1] [ 2]
Between 1956 and 1962 he set five European records in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 400 m medley events. He won six national titles, in the 400 m (1956–1960) and 1500 m freestyle disciplines (1957).[ 3] [ 4]
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1926: Heitmann , Rademacher , Berges , Heinrich )
1927: Heitmann , Rademacher , Berges , Heinrich )
1931: Wanié , Szabados , Székely , Bárány )
1934: Gróf , Maróthy , Csik , Lengyel )
1938: Birr , Heimlich , Freese , Plath )
1947: Olsson , Lundén , Östrand , Johansson )
1950: Sjunnerholm , Östrand , Johansson , Larsson )
1954: Till , Dömötör , Kádas , Nyéki )
1958: Nikolayev , Struzhanov , Luzhkovsky , Nikitin )
1962: Rosendahl , Lindberg , Svensson , Bengtsson )
1966: Ilyichov , Belits-Geiman , Pletnev , Novikov )
1970: Lampe , Von Schilling , Meeuw , Fassnacht )
1974: Steinbach , Lampe , Meeuw , Nocke )
1977: Raskatov , Rusin , Koplyakov , Krylov )
1981: Shemetov , Salnikov , Chayev , Koplyakov )
1983: Fahrner , Schowtka , Schmidt , Gross )
1985: Schowtka , Gross , Schadt , Fahrner )
1987: Sitt , Henkel , Fahrner , Gross )
1989: Trevisan , Gleria , Lamberti , Battistelli )
1991: Lepikov , Pyshnenko , Tayanovich , Sadovyi )
1993: Lepikov , Pyshnenko , Mukin , Sadovyi )
1995: Keller , Lampe , Spanneberg , Zesner )
1997: Palmer , Clayton , Meadows , Salter )
1999: Keller , Pohl , Conrad , Kiedel )
2000: Rosolino , Pelliciari , Cercato , Brembilla )
2002: Pelliciari , Brembilla , Cappellazzo , Rosolino )
2004: Brembilla , Pelliciari , Rosolino , Magnini )
2006: Rosolino , Berbotto , Cassio , Magnini )
2008: Brembilla , Rosolino , Cassio , Magnini )
2010: Lobintsev , Izotov , Perunin , Sukhorukov )
2012: Biedermann , Colupaev , Rapp , Wallburger )
2014: Backhaus , Lebherz , Rapp , Biedermann )
2016: Dreesens , Brzoskowski , Stolk , Verschuren )
2018: Jarvis , Scott , Dean , Guy )
2020: Malyutin , Shchegolev , Krasnykh , Vekovishchev )
2022: Németh , Márton , Holló , Milák )
2024: Navikonis , Lukminas Trepočka , Rapšys , Jazdauskas )
