Pavlo Khnykin

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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

Pavlo Khnykin (born April 5, 1969) 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.

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