Yuri Bashkatov

Yuri Nikolayevich Bashkatov (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Башка́тов, Romanian: Iurie Nicolaevici Başcatov; 20 June 1968 – 3 September 2022)[2] was a Soviet (Moldovan) freestyle swimmer and graduate of the Technical University of Moldova.[1]

Yuri Bashkatov

Personal information
Born	(1968-06-20)20 June 1968 Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 September 2022(2022-09-03) (aged 54)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Dynamo Chişinău (1986–1992)[1]
Medal record Olympic Games Representing the  Soviet Union 1988 Seoul 4x100 m freestyle Representing the  Unified Team 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Representing the  Soviet Union 1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1989 Bonn 4×100 m medley 1989 Bonn 100 m freestyle

In 1988, he won the national championships in the 100 m freestyle, setting a new Soviet record and qualifying for the Olympics.[3] He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay on both occasions; in 1988, he also finished fifth in the individual 100 m freestyle.[4] Bashkatov won three medals, including one gold, at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships.[5]