Sergei Viktorovich Koplyakov

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Sergei Viktorovich Kopljakow ( Russian Сергей Викторович Копляков ; born January 23, 1959 in Orsha ) is a former Soviet swimmer . He won two gold and two silver medals at the Olympic Games.

Career

He received his first Olympic medal at the age of 17 at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, when he won the silver medal with the Soviet 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay consisting of Volodymyr Raskatow , Andrei Bogdanov , Sergei Kopljakow and Andrei Krylow swam behind the relay from the United States. Kopljakow also competed in the 200 meter freestyle, but missed the finals as the winner of the first of eight heats with the tenth fastest time.

At the European Championships in Jonköping in 1977, the Soviet 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay made up of Vladimir Bure , Sergei Labso , Sergei Kopljakow and Andrei Krylov came third behind the relay from Germany and Italy. The Soviet 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay with Volodymyr Raskatow, Sergei Rusin , Kopljakow and Krylow won the title before the relays from the FRG and the GDR.

In 1978 the World Championships took place in West Berlin . The 200 meter freestyle was won by Bill Forrester ahead of Rowdy Gaines , both from the United States. Behind them Kopljakow got the bronze medal in 1: 51.33 min. The Soviet 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay with Sergei Rusin, Andrei Krylow, Vladimir Salnikow and Sergei Kopljakow won the silver medal behind the relay from the United States.

On April 7, 1979, Sergei Kopljakow was the first to swim under 1:50 minutes over 200 meters freestyle when he hit Potsdam after 1: 49.83 minutes. His world record was broken a year later by Rowdy Gaines. At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, swimmers from the United States were absent because of the Olympic boycott . Sergei Kopljakow competed in four disciplines. First Kopljakow won his lead over 200 meters ahead of the Australian Graeme Brewer . In the final he won in 1: 49.81 minutes ahead of Andrei Krylow and Graeme Brewer. In the seasons Koplyakov only appeared in the finals. The 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay won with Sergei Kopljakow, Wladimir Salnikow, Ivar Stukolkin and Andrei Krylow before the relay from the GDR and the Brazilians. In the 4 x 100 meter relay, the Australians won ahead of the Soviet relay with Viktor Kuznetsov , Arsen's Miskarovs , Yevgeny Seredin and Kopljakow as goalkeepers. In the 100 meter freestyle competition, Kopljakow won his preliminary run. In the semi-finals, he finished third behind Jörg Woithe from the GDR and Per Holmertz from Sweden. In the final, Woithe won ahead of Holmertz and the Swede Per Johansson , and Kopljakow came fourth 0.05 seconds behind Johansson.

Kopljakov's last major international appearance took place at the 1981 European Championships in Split. He won the 200 meter freestyle ahead of Swedes Michael Söderlund and Thomas Lejdström . The Soviet 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay won the title with Sergei Krasjuk , Sergei Kopljakow, Alexei Markowski and Sergei Smirjagin ahead of the Swedes and the relay from the Federal Republic of Germany. The Soviet 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay won before the relay from Germany and Sweden. In addition to Kopljakow, Vladimir Salnikov from the 1980 gold relay was also there, followed by Vladimir Shemetov and Alexander Tschajew .

Kopljakow began at Spartak Minsk , while studying sports he swam for Neva Leningrad from 1975 . In 1978, 1979 and 1981 he was the Soviet champion in the 200 meter freestyle, in 1979 he also won the 100 meter freestyle. In 1978 he won three championship titles in seasons.

After his career he returned to Minsk and was a coach at Dynamo Minsk .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 . P. 537f
  2. ↑ European championships at sport-komplett.de
  3. ↑ World Championships at sport-komplett.de
  4. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 . P. 763
  5. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 . P. 757
  6. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 . P. 850, note 383
personal data
SURNAME Kopljakow, Sergei Viktorovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Копляков, Сергей Викторович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Orsha