Leonid Nikolayevich Kolesnikov (russian: Леонид Николаевич Колесников; 27 April 1937 – 17 November 2010) was a Soviet

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He had his best achievements in breaststroke, winning a European title in the 200 m in 1958 and setting a world record in the 100 m breaststroke in 1961. He competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in the 400 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relay and finished in fifth place in the relay, swimming the breaststroke leg. Between 1958 and 1961 he set six European records: three in the 200 m breaststroke and three in the 4×100 m medley relay. In 1962 he won a silver medal in the medley relay at the European championships.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolesnikov, Leonid 1937 births 2010 deaths Soviet male swimmers Soviet male freestyle swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming