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Nikolay SOKOLOV
Sport Swimming
NOC Russia   
GenderMen
Born15 Sep 1997 in Volgograd, RUS
Height1.80 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Naberezhnye Chelny, RUS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Olympiyskiy Sports School of Olympic Reserve: Naberezhnye Chelny, RUS
General Interest
Hobbies
Football. (Athlete, 14 Apr 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the 400m individual medley at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 14 Apr 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
His parents enrolled him in the sport.
General Interest
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 14 Apr 2019)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Jan 2020)
Awards and honours
He has received the title of Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 27 Dec 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Tatiana Alifashkina [personal], RUS, from 2017
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age five in Volgograd, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
Russian
General Interest
Famous relatives
His mother was a competitive swimmer and has the title of Master of Sport in the Soviet Union. (Athlete, 14 Apr 2019)

 Competition Highlights
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
46 2018   Overall Ranking  
5 2018 Kazan, RUS 200m Backstroke 2:04.28
3 2018 Kazan, RUS 200m Individual Medley 2:03.33
3 2018 Kazan, RUS 400m Individual Medley 4:25.00