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Yevgeny Sharonov

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Yevgeny Sharonov
Personal information
Born (1958-12-11) December 11, 1958 (age 65)
Dzerzhinsk, Soviet Union
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split Team competition
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Yevgeny Sharonov (born 11 December 1958) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Sharonov was born on 11 December 1958 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast. Whilst studying at school he was engaged in basketball and swimming, then he became interested in water polo. He attended water polo section at the Dzerzhinsk Children's and Youth Sports School.[2]

Graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in 1983 and the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade in 1988. Member of the Communist Party since 1983.[2]

Sport career

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Played for the team of the Automobile Factory in Honour of the Leninist Communist Youth Union (Moscow) from 1976 to 1992. In 1990-1991 played in Italy for the club ORTIGIA (Syracuse).

Won gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, was two-time Olympic bronze medallist (1988 Summer Olympics representing Soviet Union; 1992 Summer Olympics playing for the Unifed Team).[3]

Won gold medal at the 1982 World Championships, was a bronze medallist at the 1986 World Championships. Two-time World Cup winner (1981, 1983), silver medallist (1987). Three-time European Championship winner (1983, 1985, 1987), was a silver medallist (1981).[3]

Champion of the Universiade (1985), silver medallist (1979). Champion of the first Goodwill Games in 1986. Two-time winner of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR as a member of the Moscow team (1979, 1983).[3]

He has been the member of the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee since 1996.[4]

In 2003 he was included in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]

In 2012 he was elected President of the Russian Water Polo Federation.[5]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Sharonov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Евгений Шаронов — вратарь ватерпольной команды "Москвич" (Статьи про водное поло: новости и аналитика)". Cnopm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Шаронов Евгений Константинович". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15.
  4. ^ a b "Yevgeni Sharonov". ISHOF. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ "Шаронов - новый президент ФВПР, Накоряков - главный тренер женской сборной". 2013-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
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