Aleksei Barkalov
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1946 Kharkiv, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 2004 (aged 58) Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Kharkiv, Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksei Barkalov (Ukrainian: Олексій Степанович Баркалов, Russian: Алексей Степанович Баркалов; 18 February 1946 – 9 September 2004) was a Ukrainian water polo player who competed in the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and won two gold and one silver medals for the Soviet Union team. During his career, he played 412 games for the national team, more than any other athlete in the water polo history.[1][2] In 1993, he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
Biography
[edit]Barkalov was born in the village of Vvedenka near Kharkiv and graduated from the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute. Before choosing water polo, he played basketball for the Kharkiv city team, as well as football. Since 1957 he competed in water polo for Dynamo Kharkiv and in 1971 changed to Dynamo Kyiv. Since 1976 he acted both as a player and a coach for Dynamo Kyiv. After retirement in 1980 he became the head coach of the Junior Water Polo Team of Ukraine. Between 1990 and 1994 he worked in Yugoslavia, coaching the water polo club of Novi Sad. He then returned to Ukraine and from 1997 to 1999 acted as President of the Water Polo Federation of Ukraine. He received the following awards: Order of Friendship, Order For Merit to the Fatherland (3rd class) and Order of Merit (Ukraine).[1][2]
Barkalov married Lyudmila Khazieva, a competitive swimmer who won a European bronze medal in 1966. Their only son, Dmitri, also competed in water polo but later pursued a career in business. Tragically, Dmitri was killed in 2001 at the age of 32.[4] This loss deeply affected Barkalov, and he passed away three years later due to a heart attack.[1]
See also
[edit]- Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Алексей Баркалов ушел непобежденным Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – obituary in Russian. sovsport.ru (2004-10-19).
- ^ a b "Biography: Aleksey Stepanovich Barkalov" (PDF). Nash Produkt (in Russian): 86–87. February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ALEXEI BARKALOV (URS) 1993 Honor Water Polo Player Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. ishof.org
- ^ Баркалов Алексей Степанович (1946–2004) Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. sport-necropol.narod.ru
External links
[edit]- Aleksei Barkalov at World Aquatics
- Aleksei Barkalov at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Aleksei Barkalov at Olympics.com
- Aleksei Barkalov at Olympedia
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- 1946 births
- 2004 deaths
- Ukrainian male water polo players
- Soviet male water polo players
- Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union
- Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople
- Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute alumni
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Sportspeople from Kharkiv Oblast
- European Water Polo Championship medalists