Oleksandr Rezanov Explained

Oleksandr Hennadiyovych Rezanov (uk|Олександр Геннадійович Рєзанов; 6 October 1948 – 5 September 2024) was a Soviet and Ukrainian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, RSFSR.

In 1972, he was part of the Soviet team, which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored three goals.

Later in 1976 he won the gold medal with the Soviet team.^[1] He played all six matches and scored three goals again.

Rezanov died on 5 September 2024, at the age of 75.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aleksandr Resanov Olympic medals and stats . DatabaseOlympics.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929213807/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RESANALE01. 31 July 2020. 29 September 2007.
2. https://handballfast.com/news/81064-na-76-m-godu-usel-iz-zizni-olimpiiskii-cempion-1976-zasluzennyi-master-sporta-sssr-i-eks-trener-ztr-i-zenskoi-sbornoi-turcii-aleksandr-rezanov На 76-м году ушёл из жизни олимпийский чемпион-1976, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР и экс-тренер ЗТР и женской сборной Турции Александр Резанов