Aleksandr Safoshkin
Full nameAleksandr Alekseyevich Safoshkin
Alternative name(s)Alexandr, Alexander
Country represented Russia
Born (1976-03-13) 13 March 1976
Rostov
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2002 -
Head coach(es)Alexei Nemov
Retired2008
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 LjubljanaRings
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 MelbourneRings
Silver medal – second place2006 AarhusTeam


Aleksandr Alekseyevich Safoshkin (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Сафошкин; born 13 March 1976 in Rostov) is a Russian gymnast.[1]

Biography

Originally Safoshkin was a gymnast without outstanding results, then he was forced to retire. He then went searching for many other job, but due to being extremely short at just 5 feet 1 inches (155 centimeters), people refused to give him opportunities, and he had no choice but to join the Russian Circus. As a result of his specific training to perfect his act, he improved his strength drastically and became a phenomenal performer on Rings. 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. After retiring from professional gymnastics in 2008, he opened up a public gym in Donetsk, Ukraine. Other than gymnastics, he also recently donated food, medical care and many other essentials to Ukrainian citizens affected by the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Safoshkin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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