Aleksandr Gukov (russian: Александр Гуков; born 18 March 1972 in
Minsk
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) is a retired
breaststroke swimmer from
Belarus
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, who won two gold medal in the men's breaststroke events at the
1997 European Championships in
Seville
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, Spain. He represented his native country at two consecutive
Summer Olympics, starting in
Atlanta, Georgia
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(1996).
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1972 births
Living people
Belarusian male swimmers
Male breaststroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Belarus
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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