Aleksandr Fomchenko

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Aleksandr Fomchenko
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Born (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 62)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
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SportRowing

Aleksandr Tikhonovich Fomchenko (born 15 October 1961) is a Russian rower. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow with the men's double sculls for the Soviet Union where they came fifth. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Aleksandr Pomtchenko". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Fomchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.