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Nikolai Andreyevich Melnikov (born January 24, 1948) is a former
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player for the Soviet Union. He is Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.


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Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Soviet Union men's national water polo team and the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics#Water polo, Unified Team men's national water polo team at the Summer Olymp ...
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List of Olympic champions in men's water polo This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. Abbreviations History Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's wat ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
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List of world champions in men's water polo This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973. Abbreviations History The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquati ...
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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ...
* List of select Jewish water polo players


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* 1948 births Living people Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players of the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Jewish water polo players Soviet Jews Russian Jews Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Russian male water polo players Universiade medalists in water polo Moscow State University alumni Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union {{USSR-waterpolo-bio-stub