Nikolay Fyodorovich Kalashnikov (, born 11 October 1940) is a

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player who competed for the

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in the

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. In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches and scored two goals.

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* 1940 births Living people Water polo players from Moscow Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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