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1933May, 5

Igor Kashkarov

Igor Kashkarov, Russian high jumper
Igor Alekseyevich Kashkarov (Russian: Игорь Алексеевич Кашкаров; born 5 May 1933) is a former Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. He trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.

He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the high jump where he won the bronze medal.

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