Yuri Nikolayevich Bashkatov (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Башка́тов, ro, Iurie Nicolaevici Başcatov; 20 June 1968 – 3 September 2022)Doliu în natația moldovenească. S-a stins din viață Iurii Bașcatov, dublul vicecampion olimpic
was a Soviet (Moldovan)

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swimmer and graduate of the

Technical University of Moldova The Technical University of Moldova (UTM; ro, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei) is a higher technical educational institution located in Chișinău, Moldova, and is the only such institute in the country to be accredited by the state. History ...

. In 1988, he won the national championships in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new Soviet record and qualifying for the Olympics. He competed at the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, winning silver medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay on both occasions; in 1988, he also finished fifth in the individual 100 m freestyle. Bashkatov won three medals, including one gold, at the

1989 European Aquatics Championships The 1989 European Aquatics Championships were held from 15 to 20 August 1989 in Bonn, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between ...

and

1991 World Aquatics Championships The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Western Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;M ...

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* 1968 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Chișinău Soviet male freestyle swimmers Moldovan male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union Olympic swimmers of the Unified Team Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Dynamo sports society athletes {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub