Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Kurenny ( December 10, 1932 , Moscow , USSR - December 23, 1992 , Moscow , Russia ) - Soviet water polo player , silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games. Honored Master of Sports .
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Kurennoy |
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| Height | 178 cm |
| The weight | 78 kg |
Career
At his first Olympics in 1956, he won a bronze medal as part of the USSR national team . At the tournament, he spent all 7 matches and scored 2 goals. At the next Games, the USSR won silver, and Kurennoy again played all 7 matches and scored 3 goals in each of the first three games [1] .
In 1954, he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at the European Championships .
Winner of the 1956 Spartakiad in the Moscow team.
He was buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Rome - 1960 . Newspaper.Ru . Date of treatment February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Tomb of V.G. Kurenny
Links
- Vyacheslav Kurennoy - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com