Vyacheslav Grigorevich Kurennoy (, 10 December 1932 – 23 December 1992) was a

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player who competed for the

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in the

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and in the

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. He was born in

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Career

In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches and scored three goals. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played all seven matches and scored nine goals.

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* 1932 births 1992 deaths Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Water polo players from Moscow Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

Career

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