Andrey Ivanovich Krylov (russian: Андрей Иванович Крылов; born May 10, 1956, in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) is a former
freestyle swimmer from the
Soviet Union
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and four-time Olympic medalist. He first won a silver medal in the
4x200 freestyle relay at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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in
Montreal, Quebec
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,
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. Four years later in
Moscow
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Krylov won gold in the
4x200 freestyle relay and silver in the
200m freestyle and
400m freestyle.
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1956 births
Living people
Russian male freestyle swimmers
Soviet male freestyle swimmers
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
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