Alexander Mikhailovich Salmin ( January 5, 1946 - November 13, 2016 ) - Soviet athlete, Soviet and Russian underwater sports coach, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR and Honored Coach of the USSR .
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| Full name | Alexander Mikhailovich Salmin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  USSR  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | underwater sports, swimming in flippers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | January 5, 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | November 13, 2016 (70 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He began to engage in underwater sports in the army on the basis of SKA ( Novosibirsk ). Multiple champion of the USSR, Europe and the world in underwater orienteering. European champion in speed swimming.
In the fall of 1975, he was the first Soviet scuba diver to be awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. In January 1977 he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
After the end of his sports career he became a coach.
His students are:
- Vladimir Zaitsev
- Pavel Kabanov
- Medea Kabanova
- Alexey Kazantsev
- Roman Maletin
- Alexander Matyushin
- Alexander Ivanets
- Alexey Buslovskikh
Notes
1975 - Order of the Badge of Honor
Links
- S. Aslezov Siberian character // Athlete - Submariner, № 46. 1977
- Profile on the website NTsVSM