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Born | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 June 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 September 2022 | (aged 54)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Chişinău (1986–1992) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuri Nikolayevich Bashkatov ( Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Башка́тов, Romanian: Iurie Nicolaevici Başcatov; 20 June 1968 – 3 September 2022) [2] was a Soviet (Moldovan) freestyle swimmer and graduate of the Technical University of Moldova. [1]
In 1988, he won the national championships in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new Soviet record and qualifying for the Olympics. [3] He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay on both occasions; in 1988, he also finished fifth in the individual 100 m freestyle. [4] Bashkatov won three medals, including one gold, at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships. [5]
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Born | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 June 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 September 2022 | (aged 54)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Chişinău (1986–1992) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuri Nikolayevich Bashkatov ( Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Башка́тов, Romanian: Iurie Nicolaevici Başcatov; 20 June 1968 – 3 September 2022) [2] was a Soviet (Moldovan) freestyle swimmer and graduate of the Technical University of Moldova. [1]
In 1988, he won the national championships in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new Soviet record and qualifying for the Olympics. [3] He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay on both occasions; in 1988, he also finished fifth in the individual 100 m freestyle. [4] Bashkatov won three medals, including one gold, at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships. [5]