Nikolay Valeryevich Skvortsov (russian: Николай Валерьевич Скворцов; born 28 March 1984 in
Obninsk)
is a
butterfly swimmer
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from
Russia, who won a silver and a bronze medal at the
2004 European Championships in
Madrid, Spain. He swam for Russia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, where he finished in seventh place in the 200 fly. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, he swam in the 100m and 200m butterfly and the 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing in 20th, 8th and 4th respectively.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, he swam in the same three events, finishing in 10th, 14th and 12th respectively.
References
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1984 births
Living people
Russian male swimmers
Male butterfly swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Russia
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World record setters in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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