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| Born | 1942 Volgograd, Russia[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivan Karetnikov (Russian: Иван Каретников; born 1942)[1] is a retired Soviet swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke. In this event, he won a silver medal at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships[2] and a gold medal at the 1963 Universiade, and set three European records between 1962 and 1963.[1]