Sergey Fesenko Sr.
Soviet swimmer (born 1959)
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Serhiy Leonidovych Fesenko (Сергей Леонидович Фесенко, born 29 January 1959) is a Soviet swimmer. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he won the gold medal in 200 m butterfly.[1]
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| Native name | Сергей Леонидович Фесенко | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Serhiy Leonidovych Fesenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly and medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He graduated from Kiev University of Physical Education. He competed for the "Avangard" Club (Kiev). Honored Master of Sports of USSR (1978). Champion 1980 Olympic Games in 200 m butterfly (1.59,76). Silver medalist of the Olympic Games 1980 in 400 meter individual medley (4.23,43). Silver medalist at 1978 World Swimming Championships and 1982 FINA World Swimming Championships in 200 meters butterfly. Bronze in 1982 FINA World Swimming Championships in 400 meter individual medley. 1977 and 1981 European Championship champion in 400 meter individual medley. Silver medalist of the 1983 European Championship in 200 m butterfly. Bronze medalist of the 1981 European Championship in 200 meter butterfly. The winner of the competition at the European Cup 1979, 1981 in the 200 meter butterfly, 1982 in 400 meter medley. The winner of the World Universiade 1981 and 1983 in the 200 meter butterfly, 1981 in 200 and 400 meter individual medley. USSR Championship 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Fesenko is the father of Ukrainian swimmer Serhiy Fesenko Jr.[2]