Aleksandr Baryshnikov
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Full name | Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov |
Nationality | Soviet |
Born | November 11, 1948 (1948-11-11) (age 75) |
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
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.
External links
- (in Russian) Biography
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Preceded by | Men's Shot Put World Record Holder June 10, 1976 – July 6, 1978 | Succeeded by |
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- 1960: Bill Nieder (USA)
- 1961 – 1964: Dallas Long (USA)
- 1965 – 1968: Randy Matson (USA)
- 1969: Neal Steinhauer (USA) and Hans-Peter Gies (GDR)
- 1970: Randy Matson (USA)
- 1971: Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR)
- 1972: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1973: Al Feuerbach (USA)
- 1974: Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS)
- 1975 – 1976: Brian Oldfield (USA)
- 1977 – 1980: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1981: Brian Oldfield (USA)
- 1982: Dave Laut (USA)
- 1983: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1984: Brian Oldfield (USA)
- 1985: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1986: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1987: Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
- 1988 – 1989: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1990: Randy Barnes (USA)
- 1991: Werner Günthör (SUI)
- 1992: Gregg Tafralis (USA)
- 1993: Werner Günthör (SUI)
- 1994: Jim Doehring (USA)
- 1995: John Godina (USA)
- 1996 – 1997: Randy Barnes (USA)
- 1998 – 1999: John Godina (USA)
- 2000: Adam Nelson (USA)
- 2001: Janus Robberts (RSA)
- 2002: Adam Nelson (USA)
- 2003: Kevin Toth (USA)
- 2004: Christian Cantwell (USA)
- 2005: John Godina (USA)
- 2006: Christian Cantwell (USA)
- 2007: Reese Hoffa (USA)
- 2008: Adam Nelson (USA)
- 2009: – 2010: Christian Cantwell (USA)
- 2011: Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
- 2012: Christian Cantwell (USA)
- 2013 – 2014: Ryan Whiting (USA)
- 2015: Joe Kovacs (USA)
- 2016 – 2017 Ryan Crouser (USA)
- 2018: Tom Walsh (NZL)
- 2019: Joe Kovacs (USA)
- 2020 – 2021 Ryan Crouser (USA)
- 2022: Joe Kovacs (USA)
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