| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1980 Moscow | Team eventing |
 | 1980 Moscow | Individual eventing |
| European Championships | ||
 | 1973 Kiev | Team eventing |
| Friendship Games | ||
| 1984 Drzonków | Team eventing |
Yuri Salnikov (born 6 June 1950) is a former Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [1]
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad and commonly known as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a self-proclaimed communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch, a Spaniard, shortly afterwards.
Swimming as usual was one of the three aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics—the other two being Water Polo and Diving. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and July 27. There was a total of 333 participants from 41 countries competing.
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The following lists events that happened during 1949 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The following lists events that happened during 1925 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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