Aleksandr Alenitsyn Explained

Aleksandr Alenitsyn
Birth Date:29 November 1884
Birth Place:St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Death Place:Moscow, Soviet Union

Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn (29 November 1884  - 5 October 1922) was a Russian tennis player. He competed in the men's outdoor doubles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He committed suicide in prison in 1922 after being arrested and tortured by Soviet authorities for "having contacts with other countries".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Aleksandr Alenitsyn . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215400/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/aleksandr-alenitsyn-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Aleksandr Alenitsyn . 20 January 2021 . Olympedia.