The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. There were 762 competitors from 117 countries. This was the last Olympics wh
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Aleksandr Popov (swimmer)
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov, better known as Alexander Popov, is a Russian former swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyl
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
…0 1 0 1 18 Netherlands 0 0 2 2 19 Italy 0 0 1 1 Totals (19 entries) 32 32 32 96 Medal summary Men's events Games Gold Silver Bronze 50 m freestyle Aleksandr Popov Russia 22.13 Gary Hall, Jr. United States 22.26 Fernando Scherer Brazil 22.29 SA 100 m freestyle Aleksandr Popov Russia 48.74 Gary Hall, Jr. United…
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Popov at the Kremlin in 2008
Alexander Popov during the 2008 Summer Olympics