Aleksandr Baryshnikov Explained

Aleksandr Baryshnikov
Nationality:Soviet
Fullname:Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov
Height:198 cm
Weight:130 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put
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Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov (Russian: Александр Георгиевич Барышников, born November 11, 1948) is a former Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Shot Put. He trained at Dynamo in Leningrad.

He competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the Shot Put where he won the bronze medal. He returned four years later in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he improved one place to second winning the silver medal.

He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.

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