Dmitry Lepikov
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Dmitry Mikhaylovich Lepikov is a retired Russia
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swimmer
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Lepikov is best known for winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
at Barcelona
, alongside Vladimir Pyshnenko
, Veniamin Tayanovich
, Aleksey Kudryavtsev
(heats), Yury Mukhin (heats) and Yevgeny Sadovyi
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
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Lepikov is best known for winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, alongside Vladimir Pyshnenko
Vladimir Pyshnenko
Vladimir Vasilevich Pyshnenko is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who won one gold medal and two silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and one silver medal 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta...
, Veniamin Tayanovich
Veniamin Tayanovich
Veniamin Tayanovich is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer.Tayanovich is best known for winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, alongside Vladimir Pyshnenko, Dmitry Lepikov, Aleksey Kudryavtsev , Yury Mukhin and Yevgeny Sadovyi...
, Aleksey Kudryavtsev
Aleksey Kudryavtsev
Aleksey Kudryavtsev is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer, who was affiliated with Profsoyuzy Moskva.Kudryavtsev is best known for winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, alongside Vladimir Pyshnenko, Dmitry Lepikov, Veniamin...
(heats), Yury Mukhin (heats) and Yevgeny Sadovyi
Yevgeny Sadovyi
Yevgeny Viktorovich Sadovyi is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by Swimming World magazine as the Male World Swimmer of the Year.-Career:...
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