Alexander POPOV – Russian Olympic Committee

Date of birth

November 16, 1971

Place of birth

Sverdlovsk-45, currently Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk region

Education

Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture (1994 issue)

Place of employment and position held

Member of the Russian national team (since 1991)
Member of the International Olympic Committee (Athletes’ Commission)
Member of the Supreme Council of the All-Russian Voluntary Society “Sports Russia”
Member of the Presidential Council on Physical Culture and Sport
Member of the Russian Olympic Committee Executive Board
Chairman of the public organization Russian sports society “Locomotive”

Sports titles

Honored Master of Sports (1992, Freestyle swimming)
Olympic champion (1992, 1996 – 50 m, 100m)
Olympic silver medalist (1992, 1996 – 4x100m relay, 4x100m medley relay, 2000 – 100m)
World Champion (1994 – 50m, 100m, 1998 – 100m, 2003 – 50m, 100m, 4x100m relay)
Silver (1994 – 4x100m relay, 4x100m medley relay, 1998 – 50m, 2003 – 4x100m medley relay) and bronze (1998 – 4x100m relay) medalist of the world championships
Short Course World Championship bronze medalist (2002 – 50m, 4x100m)
Champion of Europe (1991 – 100m, 4x100m relay, 4x100m medley relay, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000 – 50m, 100 m, 4x100m relay, 4x100m medley relay, 2002 – 4x100m medley relay, 2004 – 50m)
Silver (1999 – 100m, 4x100m relay, 2002 – 100m) and bronze (1999 – 50m, 4x100m medley relay) medalist of the European championships
Multiple champion of Russia
Multiple world and European records holder, multiple World Cup winner, multiple Goodwill Games winner (1994, 1998)
Winner of the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) prize for outstanding achievements in swimming (1996)
Wrote the autobiographical book “True Swimming” in co-authorship with the Australian correspondent of “L’Equipe” Alan Collet (2001)

Awards