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Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1928 Leningrad, USSR | ||||||||||||||
Died | 2000 Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Minashkin (also Minachkin, Russian: Владимир Иванович Минашкин; 1928–2000) was a Russian breaststroke swimmer. Between 1953 and 1957 he set eight world records, four in the 100 m breaststroke[1] and four in the 4×100 m medley relay. He also broke a European record in the 200 m breaststroke in 1954 and won a gold medal at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships in the medley relay.[2][3]
Nationally, between 1953 and 1959 he won six championships and set 13 records (USSR). In the 1990s, until 1998, he competed in the masters category and set 20 national records (Russia).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Swimming World Records - 100 m breaststroke - long course. recordi.info-mix.info
- ^ a b Сильнейшие спортсмены СССР наши коллеги по движению «Мастерс»: К-Н. swimmingmasters.ru
- ^ СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru