Anton Fokin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Anton Viktorovich Fokin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | November 13, 1982||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Shukhrat Mamadaliyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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