Soviet athlete (1948–2024)
Aleksandr Baryshnikov
Full name Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov Nationality Soviet Born 11 November 1948 (1948-11-11 ) Died 15 September 2024 (2024-09-16 ) (aged 75)Saint Petersburg , Russia Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) Country Soviet Union Sport Athletics Event Shot put
Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov (Russian : Александр Георгиевич Барышников , 11 November 1948 – 15 September 2024) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put .[ 1] Dynamo in Leningrad .
Life and career
Baryshnikov competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec , Canada in the Shot Put where he won the bronze medal. He returned four years later in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow , Soviet Union where he improved one place to second winning the silver medal.
He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor .
Baryshnikov died on 15 September 2024, at the age of 75.[ 1]
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