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Viktor Sharygin

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Viktor Sharygin
Personal information
Born9 October 1949
Moscow, Russia
DiedAugust 1991 (aged 41)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBurevestnik Moskva
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow 200 m butterfly

Viktor Sharygin (Russian: Виктор Шарыгин; 9 October 1949 – 1991) was a Russian swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley (1972) and seventh in the 200 m butterfly (1968).[2] Between 1969 and 1974 he set nine national records in butterfly and medley relay events.[3]

Around 1990 he competed in the masters category and won a national titles in the 100 m butterfly. He died in August 1991 during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.[4]

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