Boris Nikitin
Olympic athlete
1938 –
Who is Boris Nikitin?
Boris Vasilievich Nikitin was a Soviet freestyle swimmer. He had his best achievements in the 4×200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships; his team finished eighths at the 1960 Olympics. Individually, he won a European silver medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1958, but did not reach the final in that event at the 1956 Olympics.
Between 1956 and 1962 he set five European records in the 4×200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 400 m medley events. He won six national titles, in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle disciplines.
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