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Born May 21, 1960 (age 66) • St. Petersburg
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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Shirley Babashoff, 1976.
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