Oleksandr Sydorenko

Oleksandr Sydorenko

Oleksandr Sydorenko in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Sydorenko
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1960-05-27)27 May 1960 Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 61) Mariupol, Ukraine
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spouse	Yelena Kruglova ​ (m. 1982)​
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 400 m medley World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 200 m medley 1978 Berlin 200 m medley European Championships (LC) 1981 Split 200 m medley 1977 Jönköping 200 m medley Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 200 m medley Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 200 metre individual medley

Sidorenko in 1980 on Moscow Olympics

Oleksandr Sydorenko (27 May 1960 – 20 February 2022), also known as Aleksandr Sidorenko, was an individual medley swimmer from the USSR. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[1]

Career

Sydorenko won a gold medal at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships in Split, and at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil in the 200-metre individual medley.^[2]

At the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, he won a silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley.^[3] Between 1977 and 1986 he became the USSR champion 20 times.

Sydorenko won the 400 m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.^[4]

He worked from 1987 to 2014 as the manager of the water polo team "Ilyichevets". After retirement he worked as a volunteer in the water Polo Federation of the city of Mariupol.

Personal life and death

Sydorenko married the bronze medal-winner of the 1980 Olympic Games, Yelena Kruglova, in 1982. Sydorenko was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR).

Oleksandr Sydorenko died from COVID-19^[5] in Mariupol on 20 February 2022, at the age of 61.^[6]

See also

• World record progression 200 metres medley

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sports Reference profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
2. ISHOF list with all medalists in World Championships history Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
3. ISHOF list with all medalists in Universiade history Archived 10 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sports Reference profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
5. 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist Oleksandr Sydorenko dies from COVID-19
6. В Мариуполе умер олимпийский чемпион по плаванию (in Russian)

External links

• Water polo team "Ilyichevets" Archived 18 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• YouTube heat 400 IM Olympic Games -80
• Oleksandr Sydorenko at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• (in Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Russian) Interview to Alexander in the newspaper Archived 6 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Russian) Ru.Wikipedia
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Sydorenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

Records
Preceded by Graham Smith	Men's 200 metres individual medley world record holder (long course) 9 July 1978 – 2 August 1978	Succeeded by Steve Lundquist