Alexandr Anatolyevich Romankov (; ) is a former

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fencer from the former

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, who was born on 7 November 1953 in the town of Korsakov on the island of

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(just north of

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). He trained at

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and won a gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the three

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that he competed in between

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and

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) .

Achievements

;

Foil team (1988) * Silver medal

Foil individual (1976) and Foil team (1980) * Bronze medal

Foil individual (1980, 1988) ;

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Foil (1974, 1976) * A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team). * A seventeen-time Champion of the

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Honours

* Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE. * Has coached the National teams of

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, and

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. * Featured in the 2004

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. * Coached for a few years at FAW, the Fencing Academy of Westchester, in Westchester New York. * Known sometimes as the "Tsar of Fencing".

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