Boris Popov

Boris Nikitich Popov is a Russian [Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian] water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches.
Popov is one of the List of men's Olympic [water polo tournament records and statistics#Most successful coaches|most successful water polo coach] in Olympic history. He led Soviet [Union men's national water polo team|Soviet Union men's national team] to win an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1988. Four years later, he coached the Unified Team to win another bronze medal. In 4th FINA World Championships 1982 in Guayaquil, he won the gold medal in the respective water polo championship as coach of Soviet Union men's national team.
He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.