Nikolai Melnikov

Olympic medal record
Men's Water Polo
Gold	1972 Munich	Team competition

Nikolai Andreyevich Melnikov (born January 24, 1948) was a water polo player for the Soviet Union.^[1] He was Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia.^[1][2] He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.^[1]

See also

• List of select Jewish water polo players

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. http://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA236&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+melnikov&hl=en&ei=DEWeTqr5DajL0QGfoaCMCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 19, 2011. 
2. ^ "Melnikov, Nikolai". Jewsinsports.org. http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=499. Retrieved October 19, 2011. 

External links

• Sports Reference bio

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Name	Melnikov, Nikolai
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Short description	Olympic water polo player
Date of birth	January 24, 1948
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