Alexandr Romankov

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Alexandr Romankov
Aleksandr Romankov St Maur 2015 ind t142346.jpg
Romankov in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAlexandr Anatolyevich Romankov
Born (1953-11-07) 7 November 1953 (age 68)
Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's fencing
Olympic Games
Winner 1 (0 individual)
Runner-up 2 (1 individual)
Third place 2 (2 individual)
World Championships
Winner 10 (5 individual)
Runner-up 2 (1 individual)
Third place 3 (0 individual)

Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Анатольевіч Раманькоў, tr. Aljaksandr Anatol'evič Raman'koŭ; Russian: Александр Анатольевич Романьков, tr. Aleksandr Anatol’evich Roman’kov) 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). One of the most successful Soviet fencers, he is also regarded by some as the greatest foilist of the 20th century. 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[]

Olympic Games
  • Gold medal.svg Foil team (1988)
  • Silver medal.svg Foil individual (1976) and Foil team (1980)
  • Bronze medal.svg Foil individual (1980, 1988)
Fencing World Cup
  • Simple gold cup.svg 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[]

  • Multiple medallist at the World Fencing Championships

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexandr Romankov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Alexander Romankov". fencing-future.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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