Aleksandr Alekseyevich Safoshkin (russian: Александр Алексеевич Сафошкин; born 13 March 1976 in
Rostov
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) is a Russian gymnast.
Biography
Originally Safoshkin was a gymnast without outstanding results, then he retired and joined the Russian Circus. As a result of his specific training to perfect his act, he improved his strength and became a successful performer on
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. He was then invited by
Leonid Arkaev to join the Russian National Team in 2002 and good results followed shortly. He was Gold medalist at the
2003 Glasgow Grand Prix; 2004 European Champion (in a tie with Tampakos GRE), 7th at the 2004
Athens Olympic Games.
See also
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List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Russia
Russian male artistic gymnasts have competed at every Olympic Games since 1996. In total, there have been 29 Russian male gymnasts who have competed at the Olympics.
Gymnasts
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Biography
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1976 births
Living people
Russian male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for Russia
Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
European champions in gymnastics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Sportspeople from Rostov-on-Don
21st-century Russian people
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