Sergey Smiryagin (Russian: Серге́й Смирягин; 27 October 1963 – 11 July 2020) was a Russian freestyle swimmer.^[1] He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle, but failed to reach the final.^[2]

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Sergey Smiryagin

Smiryagin in 1983
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Born	(1963-10-27)27 October 1963
Died	11 July 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 56)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record World Championships 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m medley 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1981 Split 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 100 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 100 m freestyle Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle 1984 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1984 Moscow 100 m freestyle

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After the Olympics he won three European titles and three silver medals at the world championships,^[3] as well as a gold medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade.^[4] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and competed in the Friendship Games instead, winning three gold medals.