Vadim Yaroshchuk
Soviet swimmer
Vadim Yaroshchuk
Born (1966-04-02 ) April 2, 1966 (age 58) Sport Swimming
Vadim Yaroshchuk (Russian : Вадим Ярощук ) (born April 2, 1966) is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from the Soviet Union . He won two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea , including for the 200m medley , for which he had placed second in the preliminary heats, and as a member of the 4×100 medley relay .
Career
During his competitive swimming career, Yaroshchuk earned a reputation as one of the world's fastest butterfly swimmers, which was reflected in his commanding early lead during the butterfly leg (first 50 meters) of the 200-meter individual medley at the 1988 Olympics. Although he maintained his lead into the final 50 meters of the race, Yaroshchuk was ultimately overtaken by then-world record holder Tamás Darnyi of Hungary (Gold ) and Patrick Kühl of East Germany (Silver ).[ 1]
Yaroshchuk won a second Bronze at the 1988 Olympics as a member of the Soviet 4x100 medley relay team, along with Igor Polyansky , Dmitry Volkov , and Gennadiy Prigoda .
References
1958: Barbier , Minashkin , Chenenkov , Polevoy )
1962: Dietze , Henninger , Gregor , Wiegand )
1966: Mazanov , Prokopenko , Kuzmin , Ilyichov )
1970: Matthes , Katzur , Poser , Unger )
1974: Steinbach , Kusch , Meeuw , Nocke )
1977: Steinbach , Mörken , Kraus , Nocke )
1981: Kuznetsov , Kis , Markovsky , Krasyuk )
1983: Shemetov , Žulpa , Markovsky , Smiryagin )
1985: Lebherz , Beab , Gross , Schowtka )
1987: Polyansky , Volkov , Petrov , Prigoda )
1989: Zabolotnov , Volkov , Yaroshchuk , Bashkatov )
1991: Selkov , Volkov , Kulikov , Popov )
1993: Selkov , Kirinchuk , Pankratov , Popov )
1995: Selkov , Korneyev , Pankratov , Popov )
1997: Selkov , Korneyev , Kulikov , Popov )
1999: Zwering , Wouda , Aartsen , Van den Hoogenband )
2000: Aminov , Komornikov , Chernyshov , Popov )
2002: Alechin , Sloudnov , Marchenko , Popov )
2004: Nikolaychuk , Lisohor , Serdinov , Yegoshin )
2006: Vyatchanin , Sloudnov , Skvortsov , Kapralov )
2008: Vyatchanin , Falko , Korotyshkin , Grechin )
2010: Lacourt , Duboscq , Bousquet , Gilot )
2012: Di Tora , Scozzoli , Rivolta , Magnini )
2014: Walker-Hebborn , Peaty , Barrett , Proud )
2016: Walker-Hebborn , Peaty , Guy , Scott )
2018: Pyle , Peaty , Guy , Scott )
2020: Greenbank , Peaty , Guy , Scott )
2022: Ceccon , Martinenghi , Rivolta , Miressi )
2024: Reitshammer , Bayer , Bucher , Gigler )
