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Alexander Tikhonov

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Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov (Russian: Александр Иванович Тихонов; born 2 January 1947) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete. He is a four-time Olympic champion, winning his gold medals in relays. On 23 July 2007, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to three years of imprisonment, but he was amnestied immediately and did not spend any time in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Tikhonov is the 756th most popular athlete (down from 671st in 2019), the 1,703rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,826th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alexander Tikhonov ranks 756 out of 6,025Before him are Klaus Dibiasi, Michele Brown, Carlo Monti, Warren Cole, Julius Saaristo, and Giancarlo Brusati. After him are Edith McGuire, Tim Ahearne, Clarence Pinkston, Gioacchino Guaragna, John Svanberg, and Charles Winckler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Alexander Tikhonov ranks 502Before him are André Wilms, Julien Cools, Peter Cosgrove, Afanasijs Kuzmins, Klaus Dibiasi, and Mike Burton. After him are Dave Davies, Robin Dunbar, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Yuri Matiyasevich, Elena Belova, and Bob Evans.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Tikhonov ranks 1,703 out of 3,761Before him are Grigory Leps (1962), Alexander Pichushkin (1974), Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov (1851), Yunus-bek Yevkurov (1963), Petr Aven (1955), and Mikhail Tikhonravov (1900). After him are Yakov Sannikov (1780), Marina Ladynina (1908), Viktor Zhdanovich (1938), Kirill Petrenko (1972), Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807), and Yuri Matiyasevich (1947).

Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Alexander Tikhonov ranks 36Before him are Natalya Lisovskaya (1962), Lyudmila Shevtsova (1934), Maria Itkina (1932), Vladimir Melanin (1933), Yrjö Nikkanen (1914), and Leonid Spirin (1932). After him are Tatyana Anisimova (1949), Anatoly Mikhaylov (1936), Mark Midler (1931), Olha Bryzhina (1963), Valeri Popenchenko (1937), and Viktor Kapitonov (1933).