Gennadiy Prigoda

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Gennadiy Prigoda
Personal information
Born (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965 (age 59)
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSKA Kuybyshev
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul
50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
Representing the  Unified Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle

Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda (

Kuibyshev.[1]

He started swimming in a club aged 7, together with his elder brother, Alexandr Prigoda, who also became a top Russian swimmer.[2] Between 1985 and 1991, he won three medals at the world championships, five medals at the European championships, and ten national titles in freestyle and medley relay events.[1] Gennadi Touretski considers him as his most technically gifted trainee.[3] Prigoda retired from active swimming in 1992. He graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg, and started his own business with a travel company. He later defended PhD in pedagogy and in 2005 returned to the Lesgaft University to work as a professor of management.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gennady Prigoda Archived 13 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Пригода Александр. ussr-swimming.ru
  3. ^ a b Пригода Геннадий. ussr-swimming.ru