Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin (russian: Александр Тимофеевич Аксинин, 4 November 1954 – 28 July 2020) was a Russian athlete and gold medal winner of the 4 × 100m

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at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Aleksandr Aksinin trained at

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. At the

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he won the bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. He won silver in

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, bronze in 1978 and 1980 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the

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, he was seventh in 200 m and won again bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. Aksinin also won gold in 4 × 100 m relay event of the 1977 Summer Universiade. At the

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Olympics, Aksinin was fourth in the 100 m final and ran the third leg in the gold medal winning Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. Aksinin ended his running career after the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, where he won the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay. Aksinin died 28 July 2020, aged 65.Соболезнования: Аксинин Александр Тимофеевич
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aksinin, Aleksandr 1954 births 2020 deaths Athletes from Saint Petersburg Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople Soviet male sprinters Russian male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade