Aleksandr Safoshkin
Aleksandr Alekseyevich Safoshkin (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Сафошкин; born 13 March 1976 in Rostov) is a Russian gymnast.[1]
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| Full name | Aleksandr Alekseyevich Safoshkin | |||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Alexandr, Alexander | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | |||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1976 Rostov | |||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2002 - | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Originally Safoshkin was a gymnast without outstanding results, then he retired and joined the Russian Circus. As a result of his specific training to perfect his act, he improved his strength and became a successful performer on Rings. He was then invited by Leonid Arkaev to join the Russian National Team in 2002 and good results followed shortly. He was Gold medalist at the 2003 Glasgow Grand Prix; 2004 European Champion (in a tie with Tampakos GRE), 7th at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Safoshkin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
- Biography (in Russian)
- Alexandr Safoshkin at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Aleksandr Safoshkin at Olympedia
- Alexander Safoshkin at Olympics.com
- Alexander Safoshkin at Olympic.org (archived)
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