Vladimir Salnikov
Biography Vladimir V. Salnikov - famous Soviet swimmer, fourtime Olympic champion and multiple world champion, Europe and the world record holder. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1978), a graduate of sport school "Screen", played for CSKA. Since February 2010 - the president of the Russian Swimming Federation. Shares with Alexander Popov record among all Soviet / Russian swimmers in the number of Olympic gold medals. He graduated from the Institute of Physical Culture. PFLesgaft in Leningrad in 1981.
A start in life He began training in 1968 at the age of 8 years Gleb G. Petrov. Since 1973, he trained with Igor Mikhailovich Koshkin. In 1976 he made his debut at the age of 16 years at the Olympic Games in Montreal, took the 5 th place in the final at 1500 meters, setting a record in Europe. In 1977 he won the European Championship for the first time and for many years to become a world leader in the swimming stayers distances. In 1978 at the World Championships, he broke the world record for the first time American Brian Goodell. In 1980 at the Olympic Games in Moscow Salnikov speaks at the 400 and 1500 meter freestyle. July 22, 1980, he became the first swimmer in the world, which overcomes the line 15 minutes for a distance of five hundred kilometers. His world record is 14 minutes. 58. 27 seconds. This means that every hundred meters from this marathon Salnikov swam on average in less than 1 minute. He also successfully performed with his teammates in the e stafete 4 x 200 m freestyle.
Achievements At the end of his sports career he worked as a coach of the USSR team in swimming (1989 -1990 years), but not special laurels won, and later held senior positions in the Swimming Federation of the USSR and Russia. 4 -time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, five-time champion of Europe (all 50 meter track). Established more than 20 world records at distances of 400, 800 and 1500 meters (in lanes 25 and 50 meters). He was awarded the Order of Lenin (1985), the October Revolution (1988), Labor Red Banner (1980), Honour (2010)]. In 1980 he was awarded the special prize of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in 1983, included in the International Hall of Fame swimming (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA). In 1979, 1980 and 1983 recognized by the US magazine "swimming world, " the best swimmer of the world.
Family The father - Valery Salnikov (born in 1932), captain. Mother - Salnikov Valentina (born in 1936). Wife - Salnikov Marina Nikolaevna (born 1957), a former athlete, was engaged in athletics. Son - Salnikov Vladimirovich (born in 1988).
Records 50 meter pool 1500 m freestyle: 14: 54. 76 800 m freestyle: 7: 50. 64 400 m freestyle: 3: 48. 32 25 meter pool 800 m freestyle: 7: 38. 9
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