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Soviet swimmer (born 1938)

Viktor Konoplyov

Viktor Polevoy at the 1958 European Championships

Personal information

Born

(1938-06-01) 1 June 1938 (age 86)
Moscow, Soviet Union

Sport

Swimming

Club

Dynamo Moscow

Medal record

Representing the Soviet Union

European Championships
	1958 Budapest	4×100 m medley
	1958 Budapest	100 m freestyle
	1962 Leipzig	4×100 m medley

Viktor Konoplyov (Polevoy) (Russian: Виктор Коноплёв (Полевой); born 1 June 1938) is a retired Soviet freestyle swimmer who won a gold and a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the European championships of 1958 and 1962. Between 1958 and 1962 he set four European records in the 4×100 m medley and freestyle relays. He won the national titles in the 100 m freestyle (1961–1963) and 4×100 m medley (1960).

He graduated from the State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education in Moscow, and after retirement worked as a national swimming coach and associated professor at various universities. He was one of the first Soviet swimmers to develop an optimal turning technique in freestyle. He holds a PhD in pedagogy and was awarded the Medal "Veteran of Labour".

References

^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. Olma Media Group. p. 208. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
^ Коноплев Виктор Вячеславович. mgo-dynamo.ru
Viktor KONOPLYOV, Viktor POLEVOI. les-sports.info
СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru

v t e European champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
1958: Soviet Union (Barbier, Minashkin, Chenenkov, Polevoy) 1962: East Germany (Dietze, Henninger, Gregor, Wiegand) 1966: Soviet Union (Mazanov, Prokopenko, Kuzmin, Ilyichov) 1970: East Germany (Matthes, Katzur, Poser, Unger) 1974: West Germany (Steinbach, Kusch, Meeuw, Nocke) 1977: West Germany (Steinbach, Mörken, Kraus, Nocke) 1981: Soviet Union (Kuznetsov, Kis, Markovsky, Krasyuk) 1983: Soviet Union (Shemetov, Žulpa, Markovsky, Smiryagin) 1985: West Germany (Lebherz, Beab, Gross, Schowtka) 1987: Soviet Union (Polyansky, Volkov, Petrov, Prigoda) 1989: Soviet Union (Zabolotnov, Volkov, Yaroshchuk, Bashkatov) 1991: Soviet Union (Selkov, Volkov, Kulikov, Popov) 1993: Russia (Selkov, Kirinchuk, Pankratov, Popov) 1995: Russia (Selkov, Korneyev, Pankratov, Popov) 1997: Russia (Selkov, Korneyev, Kulikov, Popov) 1999: Netherlands (Zwering, Wouda, Aartsen, Van den Hoogenband) 2000: Russia (Aminov, Komornikov, Chernyshov, Popov) 2002: Russia (Alechin, Sloudnov, Marchenko, Popov) 2004: Ukraine (Nikolaychuk, Lisohor, Serdinov, Yegoshin) 2006: Russia (Vyatchanin, Sloudnov, Skvortsov, Kapralov) 2008: Russia (Vyatchanin, Falko, Korotyshkin, Grechin) 2010: France (Lacourt, Duboscq, Bousquet, Gilot) 2012: Italy (Di Tora, Scozzoli, Rivolta, Magnini) 2014: Great Britain (Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Barrett, Proud) 2016: Great Britain (Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Guy, Scott) 2018: Great Britain (Pyle, Peaty, Guy, Scott) 2020: Great Britain (Greenbank, Peaty, Guy, Scott) 2022: Italy (Ceccon, Martinenghi, Rivolta, Miressi) 2024: Austria (Reitshammer, Bayer, Bucher, Gigler)

European champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

1958: Soviet Union (Barbier, Minashkin, Chenenkov, Polevoy)
1962: East Germany (Dietze, Henninger, Gregor, Wiegand)
1966: Soviet Union (Mazanov, Prokopenko, Kuzmin, Ilyichov)
1970: East Germany (Matthes, Katzur, Poser, Unger)
1974: West Germany (Steinbach, Kusch, Meeuw, Nocke)
1977: West Germany (Steinbach, Mörken, Kraus, Nocke)
1981: Soviet Union (Kuznetsov, Kis, Markovsky, Krasyuk)
1983: Soviet Union (Shemetov, Žulpa, Markovsky, Smiryagin)
1985: West Germany (Lebherz, Beab, Gross, Schowtka)
1987: Soviet Union (Polyansky, Volkov, Petrov, Prigoda)
1989: Soviet Union (Zabolotnov, Volkov, Yaroshchuk, Bashkatov)
1991: Soviet Union (Selkov, Volkov, Kulikov, Popov)
1993: Russia (Selkov, Kirinchuk, Pankratov, Popov)
1995: Russia (Selkov, Korneyev, Pankratov, Popov)
1997: Russia (Selkov, Korneyev, Kulikov, Popov)
1999: Netherlands (Zwering, Wouda, Aartsen, Van den Hoogenband)
2000: Russia (Aminov, Komornikov, Chernyshov, Popov)
2002: Russia (Alechin, Sloudnov, Marchenko, Popov)
2004: Ukraine (Nikolaychuk, Lisohor, Serdinov, Yegoshin)
2006: Russia (Vyatchanin, Sloudnov, Skvortsov, Kapralov)
2008: Russia (Vyatchanin, Falko, Korotyshkin, Grechin)
2010: France (Lacourt, Duboscq, Bousquet, Gilot)
2012: Italy (Di Tora, Scozzoli, Rivolta, Magnini)
2014: Great Britain (Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Barrett, Proud)
2016: Great Britain (Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Guy, Scott)
2018: Great Britain (Pyle, Peaty, Guy, Scott)
2020: Great Britain (Greenbank, Peaty, Guy, Scott)
2022: Italy (Ceccon, Martinenghi, Rivolta, Miressi)
2024: Austria (Reitshammer, Bayer, Bucher, Gigler)

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