Grigory Falko
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Grigory Falko (born 9 May 1987 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
) is an Olympic and national-record-holding breaststroke
swimmer from Russia
. He swam for Russia at the 2004
and 2008 Olympics
.
He ha swam for Russia at:
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) is an Olympic and national-record-holding breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
swimmer from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He swam for Russia at the 2004
Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
and 2008 Olympics
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...
.
He ha swam for Russia at:
- Olympics: 2004Swimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
, 2008Swimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... - World Championships: 2005Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...
, 2007Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
, 2009Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:... - World University Games: 2007Swimming at the 2007 Summer UniversiadeThe Swimming competition of the 24th Summer Universiade was August 9-14, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. It consisted of 40 long course events .-Participating nations:...
- European Championships: 2008
- SC Worlds: 2010
- SC Europeans: 2004, 2005, 2007European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships, held in Debrecen, Hungary between 13–16 December...