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Semyon Belits-Geiman (Semyon Viktorovich Belits-Geiman) was born on 16 February, 1945 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, is a Soviet swimmer. Discover Semyon Belits-Geiman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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Semyon Viktorovich Belits-Geiman |
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| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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16 February, 1945 |
| Birthday |
16 February |
| Birthplace |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |
Russia
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He is a member of famous swimmer with the age 79 years old group.
Semyon Belits-Geiman Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Semyon Belits-Geiman height is 6ft 1in and Weight 161 lb.
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6ft 1in |
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161 lb |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Semyon Belits-Geiman Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Semyon Belits-Geiman worth at the age of 79 years old? Semyon Belits-Geiman’s income source is mostly from being a successful swimmer. He is from Russia. We have estimated Semyon Belits-Geiman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
swimmer |
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Timeline
Semyon Viktorovich Belits-Geiman (Семён Викторович Белиц-Гейман; born 16 February 1945) is a former Soviet freestyle swimmer.
He set a world record in the 800 m freestyle, and won two Olympic medals.
Belits-Geiman is Jewish and was born in Moscow, where he attended the Transport Engineering Institute, studied journalism, and worked as a journalist for the magazines Sports Life in Russia and Soviet Sport.
Belits-Geiman began swimming when he was eight.
He was affiliated with the Moscow club Dynamo, and became a member of the Soviet swimming team in 1962.
That was 4.1 seconds faster than the former record set by Australian Murray Rose in 1962.
He competed at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, and finished in seventh place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and eighth in the 400 meter freestyle.
At the 1965 Summer Universiade, he won the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle and three silver medals in the 1,500 m and relay races.
In 1965, his time in the 1,500 m was the second-fastest in the world (17:01.90).
In 1966, he won the gold medal against three of the best American freestyle swimmers in a US vs USSR competition in Moscow.
That year at the European championships, he won gold medals in the 1,500 m freestyle (16:58.5) and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (8:00.2) and a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle (4:13.2; behind German Frank Wiegand, and ahead of Frenchman Alain Mosconi).
In 1966, he was ranked number three in the world in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
On 8 March 1966, he set a world record in the 800 m freestyle, at 8:47.4, in Budapest.
At the 1967 Universiade in Tokyo, he won a silver medal in the 1,500 m freestyle, behind American Mike Burton.
He won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City in the 4×100 freestyle relay (3:34.2), swimming the lead leg, and a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (8:01.6), swimming the second leg.
He also swam two individual freestyle events, finishing seventh in the 200 m freestyle, and ninth in the 400 m race.
He broke 67 Soviet national freestyle records.
In 1974, he was named president of the Moscow Swim Federation and vice president of the Soviet Union Federation.
Later in his life he competed in cross-country skiing and speed skating, and became a Soviet Master of Sport and coach in both disciplines.
Beginning in the early 1980s, he developed training programs for figure skaters.
In 1999, they moved to Stamford, Connecticut.
He created a program to increase coordination and flexibility which was used by Australian ice dancing champions Natalie Buck and Trent Nelson-Bond in the early 2000s.
In 2017, he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
He met his wife, Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer Natalia Dubova, when he covered one of her competitions as a sportswriter.
