Viktor Andreyevich Aboimov (born 14 September 1949) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

i former

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 ...

who competed in the

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. ...

. After his retirement, he served as the head of aquatics for

Dynamo Alma-Ata Dynamo Alma-Ata (russian: Динамо Алма-Ата) was a multi-sports club from the then capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty in the Soviet era. The club participated in wrestling, gymnastics, athletics, water polo, bandy, and the most successful br ...

and the chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Committee for the Kazakh Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

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1949 births Living people Kazakhstani male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Soviet male freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Karaganda {{Kazakhstan-swimming-bio-stub