What is Vladimir Dolgov?
'''Vladimir Genrikhovich Dolgov''' (Владимир Генрихович Долгов, 11 May 1960 – 10 January 2022) was a Soviet [[backstroke swimming|backstroke swimmer]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070219173417/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DOLGOVLA01 databaseOlympics]</ref> He won the bronze medal in the men's 100m backstroke event at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], [[USSR]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200221195816/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=vladimir+dolgov+ Sports Reference profile]</ref> Dolgov died from [[stomach cancer]] in [[Huntersville, North Carolina]] on 10 January 2022, at the age of 61.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edmund |first1=Emma |title=Olympic Medalist and Sailfish Aquatics Coach Vladimir Dolgov Dies at 61 |url=https://swimswam.com/olympic-medalist-and-sailfish-aquatics-coach-vladimir-dolgov-dies-at-61/ |access-date=11 January 2022 |publisher=Swim Swam |date=10 January 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolgov, Vladimir}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Soviet swimmers]] [[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer]] {{sports-bio-stub}}