Vitaly Sorokin Explained

Birth Date:8 December 1935
Birth Place:Leningrad, Russian SFSR
Death Date:1995 (aged 59)
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Sport:Swimming
Club:Dynamo (1954–1956)
Sport Club of the Army (1956–1961)[1]
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Vitaly Ivanovich Sorokin (Russian: Виталий Иванович Сорокин; 8 December 1935 – 1995) was a Russian swimmer, who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1956 and finished eighth in 1960 in the freestyle relay.[2] In 1956 he set a world record in the freestyle relay. Between 1956 and 1959 he also set 6 European and 18 national records in freestyle relay events.[1] [3]

After retiring from competitions he worked as a swimming coach. Galina Prozumenshchikova was among his students.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Е. А. Школьников. Динамо. Энциклопедия. 2003. Olma Media Group. 978-5-224-04399-6. 211.
  2. Web site: Vitaly Sorokin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103353/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/vitaly-sorokin-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . sports-reference. 5 May 2012.
  3. http://swimmingmasters.narod.ru/swim/sovsw.html СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ