Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Anufriyev (, May 10, 1926 – September 26, 1966) was a

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athlete who competed in the

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. He was born in village Diyur, Izhemsky District,

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. Anufriyev competed for the Soviet Union in the

held in

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in the 10000 metres where he won the bronze medal.

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profileBiography of Aleksandr Anufriyev
1926 births 1966 deaths People from Izhemsky District Soviet male long-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Sportspeople from the Komi Republic {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub