Vladimir Vladimirovich Selkov (; born 1 April 1971 in

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) is a former

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from

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, who won a total number of three silver medals at the

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. His only individual medal came at his debut, at the Barcelona Games in 1992, in the 200 m backstroke.

References

Vladimir Selkov at databaseOlympics.com
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