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Born	(1965-05-02) 2 May 1965 Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SKA Kuybyshev
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Men's swimming |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the Soviet Union |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1988 Seoul || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1988 Seoul || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1988 Seoul || 4×100 m medley |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the 22x20px Unified Team |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1992 Barcelona || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the Soviet Union |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1986 Madrid || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1991 Perth || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1991 Perth || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | European Championships |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the Soviet Union |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1987 Strasbourg || 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1991 Athens || 4×100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1987 Strasbourg || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1991 Athens || 50 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1987 Strasbourg || 4×100 m freestyle #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda (Russian: Геннадий Серге́евич Пригода; born May 2, 1965) is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992. The sprinter won four Olympic medals: two silver and two bronze. Prigoda trained at Armed Forces sports society in Kuibyshev. He started swimming in a club aged 7, together with his elder brother, Alexandr Prigoda, who also became a top Russian swimmer. Between 1985 and 1991, he won three medals at the world championships, five medals at the European championships, and ten national titles in freestyle and medley relay events. Gennadi Touretski considers him as his most technically gifted trainees. Prigoda retired from active swimming in 1992. He graduated with a degree in pedagogy from the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg, and started his own business with a travel company. He later defended PhD in pedagogy and in 2005 returned to the Lesgaft University to work as a professor of management. References