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1966 European Aquatics Championships
The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming Men's events Women's events Water polo See also *List of European Championships records in swimming References * * {{Commons category, 1966 European Aquatics Championships European Championships European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ... LEN European Aquatics Championships International aquatics competitions hosted by the Netherlands August 1966 sports events in Europe Sports competitions in Utrecht (city) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, about 35 km south east of the capital Amsterdam and 45 km north east of Rotterdam. It has a population of 361,966 as of 1 December 2021. Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Kuznetsova
Nataliya Vladimirovna Lobanova (née Kuznetsova; russian: Наталья Владимировна Лобанова née Кузнецова, 30 May 1947 – 1998) was a Russian diver. She competed in the 10 m platform at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... and finished in seventh, second and thirteenth place, respectively. In 1972 she also finished 14th in the 3 m springboard. At the European Championships she won a gold medal in the platform in 1966 and a bronze in the springboard in 1962. She was Soviet champion in the platform in 1969 and 1972. References 1947 births 1998 deaths Russian female divers Olympic divers of the Soviet Union Divers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1968 Summer Olympics D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Rother
Joachim Röther (5 March 1948 – 12 September 2021) was a German backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... and finished seventh in the same event. References 1948 births 2021 deaths East German male swimmers Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for East Germany European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Chemnitz Swimmers from Saxony {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Monzó
Jaime Monzó Cots (also spelled Jaume, 31 October 1946 – 7 January 2020) was a Spanish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. He competed in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ..., but did not reach the finals. Notes References External links * * * * 1946 births 2020 deaths Spanish male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Spain Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Swimmers at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Swimmers from Catalonia {{Spain-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriy Gromak
Yuri Petrovich Hromak ( uk, Yuriy Petrovych Hromak; russian: Юрій Петрович Громак; 26 March 1948 – 14 December 1998) was a former backstroke swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... and a European ...
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Aleksandr Pletnyev
Aleksandr Pletnev (russian: Александр Плетнев; born 1948) is a retired Russian swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming M ..., setting a new European record; individually, he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. He also won three national titles in the 400 m (1966) and 1500 m (1965, 1966) freestyle. References 1948 births Living people Russian male freestyle swimmers Soviet male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Kimber
Alan Kimber (1949 – 6 September 2012) was an English international swimmer. Swimming career He won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. He started swimming aged 14, at Southampton Swimming Club, where he later coached after retirement from competitions. He missed the 1968 Summer Olympics due to a shoplifting Shoplifting is the theft of goods from an open retail establishment, typically by concealing a store item on one's person, in pockets, under clothes or in a bag, and leaving the store without paying. With clothing, shoplifters may put on items ... conviction. Two years later he was expelled from the national team after an incident of noisy disturbance. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards freestyle title in 1966, the 440 yards freestyle in 1966 and 1967, the 1966, 1967 and 1968 880 yards freestyle title and the 1650 yards freestyle titles in 1967 and 1968. He also won the 220 yards med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Mosconi
Alain Mosconi (born 9 September 1949) is a French former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in six freestyle, butterfly and medley relay events. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle and finished in fifth place in the 200 m individual freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 1972, his best achievement was seventh place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He won two medals at the European Championships in 1966 and 1970. In 1967 he set world records in the 400 metres freestyle and 800 metres freestyle. He was president of General Motors, SEAT and Fiat, in France. See also *World record progression 400 metres freestyle *World record progression 800 metres freestyle The first world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1931. The women's 880 yard freestyle had been a FINA-recognised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semyon Belits-Geiman
Semyon Viktorovich Belits-Geiman (russian: Семён Викторович Белиц-Гейман; born 16 February 1945) is a former Soviet freestyle swimmer. He set a world record in the 800 m freestyle, and won two Olympic medals. Early life Belits-Geiman is Jewish and was born in Moscow, where he attended the Transport Engineering Institute, studied journalism, and worked as a journalist for the magazines ''Sports Life in Russia'' and ''Soviet Sport''. Swimming career Belits-Geiman began swimming when he was eight. He was affiliated with the Moscow club Dynamo, and became a member of the Soviet swimming team in 1962. He competed at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, and finished in seventh place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and eighth in the 400 meter freestyle. At the 1965 Summer Universiade, he won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle and three silver medals in the 1,500 m and relay races. In 1965, his time in the 1,500 m was the second-fastest in the world (17:01.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wiegand
Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals. He won eight medals at two European championships, in 1962 and 1966, including four gold medals in freestyle and medley events. In 1966, he also set a new world record in the 400 metres freestyle and was chosen East German German Sportspersonality of the Year. Wiegand studied sports science aiming to become a coach, but was redirected to a labour union instead. After the reunification of Germany he worked as a real estate manager at Zeuthen Zeuthen is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany. Geography It is located near the southeastern Berlin city limits on the western shore of the Dahme River and the Zeuthener See. It borders Eichwalde in the n ... near Berlin. References 1943 births Living people Sportspeople from Saxony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Poser
Udo Poser (born 21 August 1947) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1972 by swimming for the East Germany team in the preliminary round. He finished in fifth and sixth place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1968 and in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1972, respectively, whereas individually he failed to reach the finals in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle. He competed at two European championships in 1966 and 1970 and earned eight medals, including three gold medals, and set one world record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 1970. Between 1969 and 1971 he won six national titles in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Ilyichev
Leonid Georgiyevich Ilyichov (russian: Леонид Георгиевич Ильичёв; born 30 January 1948) is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer. He competed in five events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... and won three team medals; individually, he finished fifth in the 100 m freestyle. He also won six European medals in 1966 and 1970, five in team events, and one individual, a silver in the 100 m freestyle. References 1948 births Living people Russian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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