Dmitry Volkov (swimmer)

For other uses, see Dmitry Volkov (disambiguation).

Dmitry Volkov
Personal information
Born(1966-03-30)30 March 1966
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died16 January 2025(2025-01-16) (aged 58)
Moscow, Russia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke
1988 Seoul 4x100m medley relay
World Championships
1991 Perth 4x100m medley relay
1986 Madrid 100m breaststroke
1986 Madrid 4x100m medley relay
European Championships
1985 Sofia 200m breaststroke
1987 Strasbourg 4x100m medley relay
1989 Bonn 4x100m medley relay
1991 Athens 4x100m medley relay
1987 Strasbourg 100m breaststroke
1989 Bonn 100m breaststroke
1985 Sofia 100m breaststroke
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 4x100m medley relay

Dmitry Arkadyevich Volkov (Russian: Дмитрий Аркадьевич Волков; 30 March 1966 – 16 January 2025) was a Russian two-time Olympic breaststroke swimmer.[1] He swam at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.

At the 1988 Olympics, he garnered bronze medals in the 100 Breaststroke and as part of the Soviet Union's 4x100 Medley Relay. At the 1992 Olympics, he garnered a silver medal as part of the Unified Team's 4x100 Medley Relay.

Volkov died in Moscow at the age of 58 on 16 January 2025, after a long battle with cancer.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitry Volkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016. Full name: Dmitry Arkadyevich Volkov / Original name: Дмитрий Аркадьевич Волков
  2. ^ "Умер трехкратный олимпийский призер пловец Дмитрий Волков". TASS (in Russian). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.


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