Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sadovnikov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Садовников; born 21 September 1996) is a Russian competitive
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who specializes in butterfly.
He qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in Rio de Janeiro in the
100 meter butterfly,
where he finished 8th in the final with a time of 51.84, just 0.70 seconds off of a bronze medal.
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1996 births
Living people
Russian male swimmers
Male butterfly swimmers
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Russia
Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Universiade medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Sportspeople from Volgograd
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Universiade silver medalists for Russia
Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
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