Alexandr Romankov

Alexandr Romankov

Personal information
Born	7 November 1953 (1953-11-07) Korsakov, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Mens' fencing Competitor for Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul Foil team Silver 1976 Montreal Foil individual Silver 1980 Moscow Foil team Bronze 1980 Moscow Foil individual Bronze 1988 Seoul Foil individual

Alexandr Romankov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Романьков) is a former fencer from the former Soviet Union, who was born November 7, 1953 in the town of Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin (just north of Japan). One of the most successful Soviet fencers, he is also regarded by some as the greatest foilist of the 20th century. He trained at Dynamo in Minsk and won a gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the three Olympic Games that he competed in between 1976 and 1988.

• A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team).^{[citation needed]}
• A three-time winner of the World Cup.^{[citation needed]}
• A seventeen-time Champion of the USSR.^{[citation needed]}
• Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE.^{[citation needed]}
• Has coached the National teams of Australia, Belarus, and Korea.^{[citation needed]}
• Featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records.^{[citation needed]}
• Coached for a few years at FAW, the Fencing Academy of Westchester, in Westchester New York.^{[citation needed]}
• Known sometimes as the "Tsar of Fencing"^{[citation needed]}