Boris Nikitin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Nikitin

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Georgia

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1984

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Georgia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Boris Vasilievich Nikitin (Russian: ????? ?????????? ???????; 5 March 1938 – 20 October 1984) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer.
He had his best achievements in the 4 × 200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships; his team finished eighths at the 1960 Olympics.
Individually, he won a European silver medal in the 400 m freestyle in 1958, but did not reach the final in that event at the 1956 Olympics.Between 1956 and 1962 he set five European records in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 400 m medley events.
He won six national titles, in the 400 m (1956–1960) and 1500 m freestyle disciplines (1957).