Georgy Prokopenko Explained

Birth Date:21 February 1937
Birth Place:Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Sport:Swimming
Club:Dynamo Lviv
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Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (ru|Георгий Яковлевич Прокопенко, uk|Георгій Якович Прокопенко; 21 February 1937 – 5 May 2021) was a Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. He won three European titles in these events in 1962 and 1966, and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1964. Between 1962 and 1964 he also set eight European records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke disciplines.

Prokopenko was born on 21 February 1937 in Kobeliaky, Poltava Oblast, then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[1] He died on 5 May 2021 at the age of 84.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Прокопенко Георгий Яковлевич. dynamo.su. 5 May 2021. uk.
  2. News: Помер львівський олімпієць Георгій Прокопенко. dyvys.info. 5 May 2021. 5 May 2021. uk.
  3. Ross, Andy. "Passages: Olympic Silver Medalist Georgy Prokopenko Dies at Age 84." Swimming World Magazine, 7 May 2021. https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/passages-olympic-silver-medalist-georgy-prokopenko-dies-at-age-84/