Aleksandr Aksinin
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1980 Moscow | 4x100 m relay | |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | 4x100 m relay | |
Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin (Александр Тимофеевич Аксинин) (born November 4, 1954) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aleksandr Aksinin trained at Dynamo in Leningrad. He made his debut in the international championships at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team. At the 1978 European Championships in Athletics, he was seventh in 200 m and won again bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team.
At the Moscow Olympics, Aksinin was fourth in 100 m and ran the third leg in the gold medal winning Soviet 4x100 m relay team. Aksinin ended his running career after the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, where he won the gold medal in 4x100 m relay.
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
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| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1980 Soviet Union Vladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin & Andrey Prokofyev |
Categories: 1954 births | Living people | Russian athletes | Soviet athletes | Dynamo sports society athletes | Sprinters | Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union | Athletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union | Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
