Vladimir Alexandrovich Timoshinin (russian: Владимир Александрович Тимошинин; born July 12, 1970, in
Moscow
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) is a retired
diver from
Russia
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, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform at the
1991 European Championships in
Athens, Greece.
Timoshinin represented the Soviet Union at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, and Russia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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(
Atlanta, Georgia
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). He was affiliated with the ''
Central Sport Klub Army'' in Moscow during his career.
His daughter is
Yulia Timoshinina.
References
sports-reference
1970 births
Living people
Russian male divers
Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic divers of the Soviet Union
Olympic divers of Russia
Divers from Moscow
World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
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