German Sveshnikov

German Sveshnikov
Personal information
Born(1937-05-11)11 May 1937
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died9 June 2003(2003-06-09) (aged 66)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Foil, team

German Sveshnikov (Russian: Герман Александрович Свешников; 11 May 1937 – 9 June 2003) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1968 Games.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: German Sveshnikov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. ^ "German Sveshnikov Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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