Leonid Kolesnikov

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Leonid Nikolayevich•Kolesnikov
Used name	Leonid•Kolesnikov
Original name	Леонид Николаевич•Колесников
Born	27 April 1937 in Toshkent, Toshkent Shahri	UZB
Died	17 November 2010 (aged 73 years 6 months 20 days) in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva	RUS
Measurements	174 cm / 80 kg
Affiliations	CSKA Moskva — Moskva (Moscow), Moskva	RUS
NOC	Soviet Union	URS
Nationality	Uzbekistan

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Nationality	As
1960 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	URS		UZB	Leonid Kolesnikov
	400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		DNF
	4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic)	Soviet Union	5

Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 2 May 1961 - 2 July 1961: 1:11.4 (2 May 1961; Moskva, URS))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–1–0 1958 Budapest SWM gold: 200 m breaststroke; 1962 Leipzig SWM silver: 4×100 m medley relay)
Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 5 May 1961 - 5 July 1961: 1:11.4 (5 May 1961; Moskva, URS); 200 m breaststroke – 19 July 1958 - 11 August 1959 and 25 June 1961 - 13 April 1962: 2:39.3 (19 July 1958; Moskva, URS), 2:37.3 (25 June 1961; Moskva, URS), 2:35.6 (5 September 1961; Lviv, URS); 4×100 m medley relay – 6 August 1960 - 21 August 1962: 4:14.0 (6 August 1960; Moskva, URS), 4:11.2 (11 September 1961; Moskva, URS), 4:11.1 (24 April 1962; Moskva, URS))