Sergey Bolshakov
Personal information
Born (1988-06-06) June 6, 1988 (age 35)
Izhevsk, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCentral Army Sports Club
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 10km open water

Sergey Bolshakov (born 6 June 1988) is a Russian professional swimmer, specialising in Open water swimming.[1] He won the bronze medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2011 World Championships.[2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

He took up swimming at the age of nine in his home town, after being encouraged to do so by his mother, who was also a swimmer.[2] He competes for the Central Army Sports Club (CSKA).[2] Since 2010, his coach has been Elena Nurgaleyeva.[2] He made his international debut for Russia in 2007.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sergey Bolshakov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sergey Bolshakov | fina.org – Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  3. ^ "Sergey Bolshakov". Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
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