Lev Nikolayevich Balandin (russian: Лев Николаевич Баландин; 1934–1980) was a Soviet swimmer who won two medals at the

1954 European Aquatics Championships The 1954 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 31 August – 5 September in Turin, Italy. In swimming, butterfly events were contested for the first time; 100 m for women and 200 m for men. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ...

. He also competed at the

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

and

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in three freestyle events, but was eliminated in prelinaries. During his career he set four world records and seven European records in relay events. He also won 10 national titles in the 4 × 200 m freestyle (1951–1954), 4 × 100 m medley (1953–1955) and 100 m freestyle (1954–1956). Balandin was born in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

but in the early 1950s moved to Moscow. He was married to Ida Petrovna Balandina (1931–2001) who was also a competitive swimmer. Balandin died in 1980 in Moscow. He was buried at the

Vagankovo Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery (russian: Ваганьковское кладбище, Vagan'kovskoye kladbishche), established in 1771, is located in the Presnya district of Moscow. It started in the aftermath of the Moscow plague riot of 1771 outside the cit ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balandin, Lev 1934 births 1980 deaths Russian male swimmers Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Russian male freestyle swimmers Soviet male swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery