Alexandr Romankov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexandr Romankov

Soviet fencer

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1953

Place of Birth: Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Profession: fencer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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Aleksandr Anatol’evich Roman’kov) is a former Belarusian fencer from the former Soviet Union, who was born on 7 November 1953 in the town of Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin (just north of Japan).
One of the most successful Soviet fencers, he is also regarded by some as the greatest foilist of the 20th century.
He trained at Dynamo in Minsk and won a gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the three Olympic Games that he competed in between 1976 and 1988.