Aleksandr Georgievich Gerasimov (russian: Александр Герасимов; born 22 January 1975) is a retired

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player from

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. He was born in Ekaterinburg. Gerasimov was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal at the

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in Sydney, Australia. He also won the 2002

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with Russia, and the 1999 World Cup.

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* * * 1975 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub