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100 m freestyle. 1970 Turin. 400 m freestyle. Vladimir Valeryevich Bure ( Russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players Pavel and Valeri Bure .
Vladimir Bure was the best Soviet freestyle swimmer of the 1970s. He competed in three Olympics and won four medals, individual 100 metre freestyle bronze in 1972, 4×100 freestyle relay silver in 1972 and 4×200 free relay bronzes in 1968 and 1972. Bure also won two World Championships silvers, an individual 100 free silver in 1975 and a 4× ...
Vladimir Bure was the best Soviet freestyle swimmer of the 1970s. He competed in three Olympics and won four medals, individual 100 metre freestyle bronze in 1972, 4×100 freestyle relay silver in 1972 and 4×200 free relay bronzes in 1968 and 1972. Bure also won two World Championships silvers, an individual 100 free silver in 1975 and a 4× ...
Jul 19, 2017 · Sons of the famous swimmer Vladimir Bure, Pavel and Valeri opted to make waves on the ice instead of in the water, and became a brilliant hockey players. They possessed flair in abundance and...
- Irina Sidorova
May 4, 2000 · He earned four Olympic medals, one silver and three bronze, in the Summer Games of 1968, 1972 (where he swam against Mark Spitz) and 1976. Divorced in 1983, Vladimir Bure is remarried with a 4 ...
It was the ninth victory in the event for an American, most of any nation. Jerry Heidenreich, also of the United States, took silver. Soviet swimmer Vladimir Bure (father of future hockey hall of famer Pavel Bure) earned bronze, the nation's first medal in the men's 100 metre freestyle.
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