Alexandr Romankov

Personal information

Born

7 November 1953 (age 58)
Korsakov, Soviet Union

Sport

Medal record

Mens' fencing
Competitor for Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Foil team
Silver	1976 Montreal	Foil individual
Silver	1980 Moscow	Foil team
Bronze	1980 Moscow	Foil individual
Bronze	1988 Seoul	Foil individual

Alexandr Romankov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Романьков) is a former fencer from the former Soviet Union, who was born November 7, 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]

A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team).
A three-time winner of the World Cup.
A seventeen-time Champion of the USSR.
Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE.
Has coached the National teams of Australia, Belarus, and Korea.
Featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records.
Coached for a few years at FAW, the Fencing Academy of Westchester, in Westchester New York.
Known sometimes as the "Tsar of Fencing"

References

^ "Olympics Statistics: Alexandr Romankov". databaseolympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=REICHKLA01. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
^ "Alexandr Romankov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/klaus-reichert-1.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11.

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Name	Romankov, Alexandr
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Date of birth	1953-11-7
Place of birth	Korsakov, Soviet Union
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