Andrey Mikhaylovich Antropov (russian: Андрей Михайлович Антропов; born 21 May 1967) is a

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player from

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who represented the

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and

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at the

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and the Unified Team and

at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, respectively. Antropov competed in

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in men's doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by

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and

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(15-5, 15-1) in the quarterfinals. Antropov earned the silver medal in the men's doubles with Zuyev at the 14th European Badminton Championships in

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, 10–17 April 1994.PDF file with the results of the European Badminton Championships
/ref> He also competed in men's singles at the

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and

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Achievements

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

European Championships

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

European Junior Championships

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antropov, Andrey 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Omsk Russian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of the Unified Team Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Russia