Aleksandr Samsonov

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Aleksandr Vasilyevich•Samsonov
Used name	Aleksandr•Samsonov
Original name	Александр Васильевич•Самсонов
Born	16 July 1953 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Died	16 May 2019 (aged 65 years 10 months) in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Measurements	187 cm / 80 kg
Affiliations	CSKA Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
NOC	Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian Federation

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Nationality	As
1972 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	URS		RUS	Aleksandr Samsonov
	440 yards Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		15
	1,000 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		32
	4 × 250 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Soviet Union	3

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–0–1 1975 Cali SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (1–3–1 1970 Barcelona SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1974 Wien SWM gold: 400 m freestyle, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m freestyle)
Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 15 March 1975 - 25 July 1975: 7:39.52 (15 March 1975; Dresden, GDR))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–0 1973 Moskva SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m freestyle)