German Sveshnikov
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | German Aleksandrovich•Sveshnikov |
| Used name | German•Sveshnikov |
| Original name | Герман Александрович•Свешников |
| Born | 11 May 1937 in Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod (RUS) |
| Died | 9 June 2003 (aged 66 years 29 days) in Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod (RUS) |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 75 kg |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
German Sveshnikov | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
German Sveshnikov | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =9 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
German Sveshnikov | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =7 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 2 | Silver |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
German Sveshnikov | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Pool #5 | Jury President | ||||||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Pool #7 | Jury President | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Match #2 | Italy — United States | Jury President | |||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Match #4 | Great Britain — United States | Jury President |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (9–2–1 1958 Philadelphia silver: foil team; 1959 Budapest gold: foil team; 1961 Torino gold: foil team; 1962 Buenos Aires gold: foil and foil team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: foil team; 1965 Paris gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 1966 Moskva gold: foil and foil team; 1967 Montréal silver: foil team; 1969 La Habana gold: foil team)