Yuri Petrovich Hromak (Ukrainian: Yuriy Petrovych Hromak; Russian: Юрій Петрович Громак; 26 March 1948 – 14 December 1998)[1][2] was a Ukrainian former backstroke swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a European gold in the 200 backstroke in 1966. During his short career, he won two national titles, in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke in 1967. He retired in 1970.[3]
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| Born | 26 March 1948 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 December 1998 (aged 50) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Lviv | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Olympedia - Yury Gromak". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Biography of Yuriy Hromak (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Yuriy Hromak". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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