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Ukrainian swimmer (born 1978)

Ihor Snitko

Personal information
Full name Ігор Снітко
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1978-08-13) 13 August 1978 (age 46)Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record European Championships (LC) Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 1500 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 1500 m freestyle European Open Water Championships Bronze medal – third place 2011 Eilat 10 km open water European Championships (SC) Gold medal – first place 1996 Rostock 1500 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 1500 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 800 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 400 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 800 m freestyle Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 1500 m freestyle

Ihor Snitko (Ігор Снітко, also spelled Igor Snitko, born 13 August 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who was a specialist in the long-distance events. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain, followed by the gold medal two years later in Istanbul. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Atlanta, Georgia (1996).

Snitko was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine.