Dmitry Arkadievich Volkov (russian: Дмитрий Аркадъевич Волков; born 30 March 1966 in
Moscow, USSR
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is a two-time Olympic
breaststroke
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swimmer from Russia. He swam at the
1988
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and
1992
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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.
References
External links
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Волков Дмитрийat USSR-Swimming.ru
1966 births
Living people
Soviet male breaststroke swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union
Olympic swimmers of the Unified Team
Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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