Sergey Fesenko Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sergey Fesenko Sr.

Ukrainian-Soviet swimmer

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Profession: coach, swimmer

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Sergey Fesenko Sr.

  • Serhiy Leonidovych Fesenko (?????? ?????????? ???????, born January 29, 1959) is a Soviet swimmer and Olympic champion.
  • He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he won the gold medal in 200 m butterfly.He graduated from Kiev University of Physical Education.
  • He competed for the "Avangard" Club (Kiev).
  • Honored Master of Sports of USSR (1978).
  • Champion 1980 Olympic Games in 200 m butterfly (1.59,76).
  • Silver medalist of the Olympic Games 1980 in 400 meter individual medley (4.23,43).
  • Silver medalist at 1978 World Swimming Championships and 1982 FINA World Swimming Championships in 200 meters butterfly.
  • Bronze in 1982 FINA World Swimming Championships in 400 meter individual medley.
  • 1977 and 1981 European Championship champion in 400 meter individual medley.
  • Silver medalist of the 1983 European Championship in 200 m butterfly.
  • Bronze medalist of the 1981 European Championship in 200 meter butterfly.
  • The winner of the competition at the European Cup 1979, 1981 in the 200 meter butterfly, 1982 in 400 meter medley.
  • The winner of the World Universiade 1981 and 1983 in the 200 meter butterfly, 1981 in 200 and 400 meter individual medley.
  • USSR Championship 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983. Sergey has married his schoolmate Iryna Fesenko in 1980.
  • They have two sons, Serhiy Fesenko Jr.
  • (born in 1982) and Kyrylo Fesenko (born in 1986).
  • Both are swimmers. Iryna is an interior, home, and landscape designer. Serhiy Jr.
  • competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and qualified for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for Ukraine.
  • He is an alumnus Indiana University.
  • Serhiy became a Big Ten swimmer of the week twice and once an NCAA swimmer of the week in 2005-2006 collegiate season. Kyrylo competed at 2006 European Championships in Budapest and 2008 European Championships in Eindhoven.
  • He's a student at Drury University, and NCAA D2 individual and team champion for 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and 2008-2009 collegiate seasons.

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