Vladimir Tkachenko (born 28 June 1965) is a Ukrainian former

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who competed in the

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. Tkachenko earned a

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for his participation in the preliminary heats of the Men's 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay.

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1965 births Living people Ukrainian male swimmers Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Soviet male freestyle swimmers 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub