Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (Russian: Лев Николаевич Баландин; 1934–1980) was a Soviet swimmer who won two medals at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in three freestyle events, but was eliminated in prelinaries.[2]
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| Born | 9 September 1934 Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Gorky, CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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During his career he set four world records and seven European records in relay events. He also won 10 national titles in the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1951–1954), 4 × 100 m medley (1953–1955) and 100 m freestyle (1954–1956).[3]
Balandin was born in Nizhny Novgorod but in the early 1950s moved to Moscow. He was married to Ida Petrovna Balandina (1931–2001) who was also a competitive swimmer.[4]
Balandin died in 1980 in Moscow. He was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[4]
References edit
- ^ Lev BALANDIN. les-sports.info
- ^ Lev Balandin. sports-reference.com
- ^ Баландин Лев Николаевич (1934-1980) Archived 2012-12-25 at archive.today. sport-necropol.narod.ru
- ^ a b Баландин Лев Николаевич. sport-strana.ru
External links edit
- Profile at Infosport.ru (in Russian)