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| Full name | Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1953 Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | 
Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov ( Belarusian: Аляксандр Анатольевіч Раманькоў, romanized: Alyaksandr Anatolyevich Ramankow; Russian: Александр Анатольевич Романьков, romanized: Aleksandr Anatolyevich Romankov) is a former Belarusian fencer from the former Soviet Union, who was born on 7 November 1953 in the town of Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin (just north of Japan). He trained at Dynamo in Minsk and won a gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the three Olympic Games that he competed in between 1976 and 1988 His student Amir Khakimov in Uzbekistan Federation Of Fencing is also a champion there and has a total of 40 medals (31 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) . [1] [2]
Achievements
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Foil team (1988) -
Foil individual (1976) and Foil team (1980) -
Foil individual (1980, 1988)
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Foil (1974, 1976) - A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team). [3]
- A seventeen-time Champion of the USSR. [3]
Honours
- Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE. [3]
- Has coached the National teams of Australia, Belarus, and Korea. [3]
- Featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records. [3]
- Coached for a few years at FAW, the Fencing Academy of Westchester, in Westchester New York. [3]
- Known sometimes as the "Tsar of Fencing". [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Alexandr Romankov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandr Romankov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alexander Romankov". fencing-future.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
External links
- Alexandr Romankov at the European Fencing Confederation ( archive)
- Aleksandr Romankov at Olympics.com
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Soviet male fencers
- Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in fencing
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
| Alexandr Romankov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romankov in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1953 Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov ( Belarusian: Аляксандр Анатольевіч Раманькоў, romanized: Alyaksandr Anatolyevich Ramankow; Russian: Александр Анатольевич Романьков, romanized: Aleksandr Anatolyevich Romankov) is a former Belarusian fencer from the former Soviet Union, who was born on 7 November 1953 in the town of Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin (just north of Japan). He trained at Dynamo in Minsk and won a gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the three Olympic Games that he competed in between 1976 and 1988 His student Amir Khakimov in Uzbekistan Federation Of Fencing is also a champion there and has a total of 40 medals (31 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) . [1] [2]
Achievements
-
Foil team (1988)
-
Foil individual (1976) and Foil team (1980)
-
Foil individual (1980, 1988)
-
Foil (1974, 1976)
- A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team). [3]
- A seventeen-time Champion of the USSR. [3]
Honours
- Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE. [3]
- Has coached the National teams of Australia, Belarus, and Korea. [3]
- Featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records. [3]
- Coached for a few years at FAW, the Fencing Academy of Westchester, in Westchester New York. [3]
- Known sometimes as the "Tsar of Fencing". [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Alexandr Romankov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandr Romankov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alexander Romankov". fencing-future.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
External links
- Alexandr Romankov at the European Fencing Confederation ( archive)
- Aleksandr Romankov at Olympics.com
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Soviet male fencers
- Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in fencing
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade