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Nikolai Ivanovich Pankin (Russian: Николай Иванович Панкин; born 2 January 1949 – 13 October 2018) was a Russian breaststroke swimmer and swimming coach.[1] He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the 100 m and narrowly missed a bronze in the 200 m; he also swam the semifinal for the Soviet medley relay team that won a bronze medal. Pankin was less successful in 1972 and 1976, and finished close to the podium in the medley relay.[2]

Nikolai Pankin

Personal information
Born	(1949-01-02)2 January 1949 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	13 October 2018(2018-10-13) (aged 69) Murom, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Lokomotiv Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 1970 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 1970 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m breaststroke 1974 Vienna 200 m breaststroke 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 1970 Turin 100 m breaststroke 1970 Turin 200 m breaststroke 1973 Moscow 100 m breaststroke 1973 Moscow 200 m breaststroke

At the 1970 and 1974 European Championships, Pankin won a medal in each of the three events he competed. His last international medal was a bronze in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1975 World Championships. During his career, Pankin set four world records, two in the 100 m (1:06.2 in 1968 and 1:05.8 in 1969) and two in the 200 m (2:26.5 and 2:25.4 in 1969). Domestically, he won 13 titles, in the 100 m (1969, 1971, 1974–75), 200 m (1969, 1971, 1972, 1974–75) and in the medley relay (1965, 1969, 1973 and 1975). He retired after the 1976 Olympics and then had a long career as a swimming coach in Moscow. His trainees included Dmitry Volkov.[2]

See also

• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

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На других языках

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- [en] Nikolai Pankin

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[fr] Nikolai Pankin

Nikolai Ivanovitch Pankin, né le 2 janvier 1949 à Moscou (RSFSR) et mort le 13 octobre 2018 à Mourom (Russie)[1], est un nageur soviétique puis russe, spécialiste des courses de brasse, ayant concouru sous les couleurs de l'Union soviétique.

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[it] Nikolaj Pankin

Nikolaj Ivanovič Pankin (in russo: Николай Иванович Панкин?; Mosca, 2 gennaio 1949 – Murom, 13 ottobre 2018) è stato un nuotatore sovietico, dal 1992 russo.

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[ru] Панкин, Николай Иванович

Николай Иванович Панкин (2 января 1949, Москва, РСФСР, СССР — 13 октября 2018, Муром) — советский пловец. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1968 года, двукратный чемпион Европы. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1970).

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