Alexei Vladimirovich Nikanchikov

Alexei Nikanchikov medal table
Alexei Nikanchikov
fencing
Soviet Union
Olympic games
silver	Mexico City 1968	Epee team
World championships
bronze	Buenos Aires 1962	Epee team
bronze	Paris 1965	Epee team
gold	Moscow 1966	Sword
silver	Moscow 1966	Epee team
gold	Montreal 1967	Sword
gold	Montreal 1967	Epee team
silver	Havana 1969	Sword
gold	Havana 1969	Epee team
gold	Ankara 1970	Sword
silver	Vienna 1971	Epee team

Alexei Wladimirowitsch Nikantschikow ( Russian Алексей Владимирович Никанчиков ; born July 30, 1940 in Khabarovsk , Russian SFSR , † January 28, 1972 in Minsk , Belarusian SSR ) was a Soviet sword fencer .

successes

Alexei Nikanchikov won numerous medals and titles at world championships . He was world champion three times: 1966 in Moscow , 1967 in Montreal and 1970 in Ankara . In 1969 he also won silver in the individual in Havana . With the Soviet team, he secured the title in 1967 and 1969. In addition, he was runner- up in 1966 and 1971 . He took part in two Olympic Games : in 1964 he reached seventh place in the team competition in Tokyo . At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , he placed ninth in the individual. In the team competition he reached the final together with Hryhorij Kriss , Wiktor Modsolewski , Juri Smoljakow and Jossyp Vitebskyj , which Hungary won 7: 4.

Nikanchikov was married to the fencer Diana Nikanchikova . In January 1972, he died in an accident from carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage. He was buried in the Minsk cemetery, Chyshousky.

Awards

• Order of the Red Banner of Labor

Web links

Commons : Alexei Nikanchikov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Alexei Nikantschikow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Алексей и Диана. Belorus Sevodnja, November 24, 2012, accessed November 29, 2018 (Russian). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Никанчиков Алексей Владимирович. Sport-Strana.ru, accessed November 29, 2018 (Russian).