Grigory Alekseevich Falko (Russian: Григорий Алексеевич Фалько; born 9 May 1987)[1] is an Olympic and national-record-holding breaststroke swimmer from Russia. He swam for Russia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Grigory Falko
Personal information
Full nameGrigory Alexeyevich Falko
Nationality Russia
Born (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 4×100 m medley

He swam for Russia at:

Falko is married to the Olympic synchronized swimmer Alexandra Patskevich, they have a son Semyon (born 2019).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grigory Falko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "PATSKEVICH Aleksandra". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021.
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