Leonid Meshkov

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Leonid Karpovich•Meshkov
Used name	Leonid•Meshkov
Original name	Леонид Карпович•Мешков
Born	14 January 1916 in Volgograd, Volgograd	RUS
Died	4 March 1986 (aged 70 years 1 month 21 days) in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva	RUS
Affiliations	Stalinets, Mosvka
NOC	Soviet Union	URS
Nationality	Russian Federation

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	Nationality	As
1952 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	URS			RUS	Leonid Meshkov
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Soviet Union	10

Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 20 December 1949 - 17 February 1952: 1:07.2 (20 December 1949; Moskva, URS), 1:07.0 (23 February 1950; Minsk, URS), 1:06.8 (17 April 1950; Moskva, URS), 1:06.6 (7 January 1951; Moskva, URS), 1:06.5 (5 May 1951; Moskva, URS); 3×100 m medley relay – 13 May 1951 - 25 March 1952: 3:11.1 (13 May 1951; Moskva, URS))
Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 20 December 1949 - 17 February 1952: 1:07.2 (20 December 1949; Moskva, URS), 1:07.0 (23 February 1950; Minsk, URS), 1:06.8 (17 April 1950; Moskva, URS), 1:06.6 (7 January 1951; Moskva, URS), 1:06.5 (5 May 1951; Moskva, URS); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 6 May 1951 - 23 January 1954: 3:53.0 (6 May 1951; Moskva, URS); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 10 May 1951 - 13 May 1951: 8:46.9 (10 May 1951; Moskva, URS); 3×100 m medley relay – 13 May 1951 - 25 March 1952: 3:11.1 (13 May 1951; Moskva, URS))