Ihar Basinski (born April 11, 1963), also spelled Igor Basinsky, is a

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ian

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and Olympic medalist. He was born in

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and won silver medals in the

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at the

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and

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. He previously also represented the Soviet Union, for which he won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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