Nikolay Sergeyevich Yevseyev (; born 16 April 1966) is a Russian former freestyle

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. He won a silver and a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m relays at the

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. Two years later, he competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in three relays and won a silver and a bronze medal. In the 4 × 100 m medley relay he swam only in the preliminary round, whereas his team was disqualified in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He graduated from the Lesgaft University of Physical Education in

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, where he was coached by Gennadi Touretski. In 1994, he moved to Germany where he works as a swimming coach. He married

Angela Maurer Angela Maurer (born 27 July 1975) is a German long-distance swimmer. Career Angela Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, where she was born. She swims for the ''SSV Undine 08 e.V. Mainz'' swimming club, and trains together with Dimitri Colupaev and Marc- ...

, a German Olympic marathon swimmer and his trainee. They have a son, Maxim, born ca. 2005.

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1966 births Living people Russian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists in swimming Soviet male freestyle swimmers 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub