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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Попо́в, born 16 November 1971), better known as Alexander Popov, is a former Russian swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Olympics and repeated the feat at the ...
Alexander Stepanovich Popov (sometimes spelled Popoff; Russian: Александр Степанович Попов; March 16 [O.S. March 4] 1859 – January 13 [O.S. December 31, 1905] 1906) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.
Nearly unbeatable in the 1990s, Popov won gold medals in the 50 and 100 sprint events at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and added silver in both the 4x100 freestyle relay and medley relay at those Olympics. His comeback to world-class swimming after the Atlanta Olympics was the stuff of legend.
Aleksandr Popov was a physicist and electrical engineer acclaimed in Russia as the inventor of radio. Evidently, he built his first primitive radio receiver, a lightning detector (1895), without knowledge of the contemporary work of the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.
Oct 9, 2016 · One of the all-time greats, Alex Popov of Russia dominated the sprint freestyle events in the 1990's. Here are 7 things you might not have known about the Sprint Tsar.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Russia's Alexander Popov wins the gold medal in both the men's 50m and 100m freestyle event at the Barcel...
May 25, 2020 · In a tough sprint between Pieter Van Den Hoogenband and Ian Thorpe, King of speed Alexander Popov from Russia ...more. Let's take a look back to one of the most exciting swimming finals from...
Aleksandr Popov dominated swimming’s marquee events, the 50m and 100m freestyle, and became the world’s premier sprinter during the 1990s. He won a total of nine Olympic medals at three ...
Nov 15, 2006 · For swimming, Alexander Popov is a force of nature. A relationship which has shown its worth. Today, the famous crawler is celebrating his 35th birthday: a chance to look back over the career of this great, 1.97m tall athlete.
Sep 6, 2021 · Russian Alexander Popov is widely considered the greatest sprinter in history, a man who made the Olympic Games his personal stage.
