Alexandr Romankov

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]

Alexandr Romankov
Romankov in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAlexandr Anatolyevich Romankov
Born (1953-11-07) 7 November 1953
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

Achievements

Olympic Games
  • Foil team (1988)
  • Foil individual (1976) and Foil team (1980)
  • Foil individual (1980, 1988)
Fencing World Cup
  • 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

See also

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. "Alexander Romankov". fencing-future.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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