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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 410 competitors, 285 men and 125 women, took part in 189 events in 22 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Moscow, a Soviet segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics that chose to compete together. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania competed separately. The team has been informally called the Commonwealth of Independent States team, though Georgia was not yet a member of the CIS when it competed as part of the Unified Team. It competed under the IOC country code EUN. A total of 475 competitors, 310 men and 165 women, took part in 234 events in 27 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 283 competitors, 233 men and 50 women, took part in 145 events in 17 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.
Russian Empire (Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 159 competitors, all men, took part in 62 events in 15 sports.
Aleksandr Viktorovich Lukyanov is a Russian coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for Russia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Aleksandr Matveyevich Elizarov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blinov is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the 10 metre running target event. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the 10 m Running Target event.
Suvorov is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, based on the life of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, one of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle. The film premiered in Russia 23 January 1941. It was released as General Suvorov in the USA. In 1941 Pudovkin, Doller, Cherkasov-Sergeyev, and Khanov received the Stalin Prize for the film.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Zabelin is a Russian former sport shooter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the 25m pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Yevgeny Cherkasov was a Russian sport shooter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The gold medal was won by Aleksandr Melentyev of the Soviet Union who broke the world record with 581 points. He defeated Harald Vollmar of East Germany by 13 points. For Vollmar this was his third Olympic medal in the same event, having won silver at 1976 Montreal and bronze at 1968 Mexico City.
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics was held on 6 February, at Seefeld. Each miss of the target cost two minutes, while hitting the outer circle cost one minute.
Aleksandr Babchenko is a Kyrgyzstani sport shooter. He has been selected to compete for Kyrgyzstan in rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has achieved numerous top ten finishes in a major international competition, spanning the Asian Games, and the Asian Championships. Babchenko trains under his longtime coach Sergey Nikishov for the national team, while serving in the army.
Aleksandr Asanov was a Kazakhstani sport shooter. He was born in Kzyl-Tuz, Almaty Region. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1980 and 1992. In 1980, he placed sixth in the mixed trap event, while in 1992, he tied for 21st place in the mixed trap event.
Aleksandr Andreyevich Sema is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union.
Aleksandr Mitrofanov is a Soviet sports shooter. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aleksandr Sokolov is a Soviet sports shooter. He competed in the mixed skeet event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Pavel Cherkasov is a Russian cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Aleksandr Cherkasov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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