Yuri Bashkatov
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Yuri Bashkatov is a former freestyle
swimmer from the USSR
.
Bashkatov competed at the 1988
and 1992
Olympic Games
, winning silver medals in the 4X100metre freestyle relay on both occasions.
In 1989 he was second on 100m freestyle and member of a winning team on 4x100m medley relay at the European Swimming Championship.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Bashkatov competed at the 1988
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
and 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, winning silver medals in the 4X100metre freestyle relay on both occasions.
In 1989 he was second on 100m freestyle and member of a winning team on 4x100m medley relay at the European Swimming Championship.