Alexandr Romankov
Soviet fencer
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| Full name | Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1953-11-07) 7 November 1953 (age 70) Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 ) .[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
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Olympic Fencing Champions in Men's Team Foil
- 1904:
Fonst, Van Zo Post, Díaz (ZZX) - 1920:
Olivier, Baldi, Costantino, A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Puliti, Speciale, Terlizzi (ITA) - 1924:
Cattiau, Coutrot, de Luget, Ducret, Gaudin, Jobier, Labatut, Perotaux (FRA) - 1928: Pignotti, Gaudini, Pessina, Guaragna, Puliti, Chiavacci (ITA)
- 1932: Gardère, Lemoine, Bondoux, Bougnol, Cattiau, Piot (FRA)
- 1936: Di Rosa, Gaudini, Guaragna, Marzi, Bocchino, Verratti (ITA)
- 1948: Bonin, Buhan, Lataste, Bougnol, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1952: Netter, Buhan, Lataste, Noël, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1956:
Mangiarotti, Di Rosa, Bergamini, Spallino, Carpaneda, Lucarelli (ITA) - 1960:
Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Rudov (URS) - 1964: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Sharov (URS)
- 1968: Magnan, Revenu, Noël, Berolatti, Dimont (FRA)
- 1972:
Woyda, Koziejowski, Kaczmarek, Dąbrowski, Godel (POL) - 1976:
Bach, Hein, Reichert, Behr, Sens-Gorius (FRG) - 1980: Pietruszka, Flament, Jolyot, Bonnin, Boscherie (FRA)
- 1984: Numa, Borella, Cipressa, Cerioni, Scuri (ITA)
- 1988: Romankov, Mammadov, Aptsiauri, Ibragimov, Koretsky (URS)
- 1992: Wagner, Schreck, Weidner, Koch, Weißenborn (GER)
- 1996:
Shevchenko, Mammadov, Pavlovich (RUS) - 2000: Ferrari, Plumenail, Guyart, Lhotellier (FRA)
- 2004:
Cassarà, Sanzo, Vanni (ITA) - 2012: Baldini, Avola, Cassarà, Aspromonte (ITA)
- 2016: Safin, Cheremisinov, Akhmatkhuzin (RUS)
- 2020: Le Péchoux, Lefort, Mertine, Pauty (FRA)
- 2024:
Shikine, Iimura, Matsuyama, Nagano (JPN)
