Pavlo Khnykin
Encyclopedia
Pavlo Khnykin is a retired freestyle
swimmer from Vinnytsia
, Ukraine
. He was born in Sverdlovsk
, Russian SFSR.
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
.
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 from Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. He was born in Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, Russian SFSR.
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
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...
, alongside Gennadiy Prigoda
Gennadiy Prigoda
Gennadiy Prigoda is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992....
, Yury Bashkatov and Alexander Popov
Alexander Popov (swimmer)
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov ; is a Russian former Olympic gold-winning swimmer, widely regarded as one of the greatest sprint freestyle swimmers of all time.-Career:Born in Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast , Popov began swimming at age 8 at...
.