Pavlo Khnykin

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Pavlo Khnykin (born April 5, 1969) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Vinnytsia, Ukraine. He was born in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR.

Pavlo Khnykin
Personal information
Native nameПавел Хныкин
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1969-04-05) April 5, 1969 (age 55)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Athens 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m medley
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo 100 m freestyle

He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 for the Unified Team. He won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics, alongside Gennadiy Prigoda, Yury Bashkatov and Alexander Popov.

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