Georgy Prokopenko

Georgy Yakovlevich Prokopenko (Russian: Георгий Яковлевич Прокопенко, Ukrainian: Георгій Якович Прокопенко; born 21 February 1937) is a retired Soviet swimmer who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2] He won three European titles in these events in 1962 and 1966,[3] and set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke in 1964. Between 1962 and 1964 he also set eight European records in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke disciplines.[1]

Georgy Prokopenko

Prokopenko in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1937-02-21) 21 February 1937 Poltava, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo Lviv[1]
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Summer Olympics 1964 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke European Championships 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley 1962 Leipzig 200 m breststroke 1966 Utrecht 200 m breststroke