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Aleksandr Samsonov

Personal information
Born	(1953-07-16) 16 July 1953 (age 71) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	CSKA Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4×200 m freestyle World Championships 1975 Cali 4×200 m freestyle European Championships 1974 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1970 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1974 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle 1974 Vienna 200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1973 Moscow 400 m freestyle

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Samsonov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Самсонов; born 16 July 1953) is a Russian former swimmer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle. He won a bronze medal in the relay, in which he swam for the Soviet team in the preliminary round, but failed to reach the finals in other events.

Between 1970 and 1975 he won six medals at European and world championships, including four medals at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.

References

1. "Aleksandr Samsonov". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. Aleksandr SAMSONOV. les-sports.info

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