Alexander Pushnitsa: Biography, Facts and Career
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Alexander Mikhailovich Pushnitsa (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Пушни́ца; 1 November 1949 – 27 January 2023) was the most competitively successful sambist in history of sambo, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1980), nine-time champion of the USSR, two-time European champion and three-time world champion. He was a permanent captain of the Soviet Union Sambo team for 15 years. In 1997, in Paris he won the European Championship for sambo veterans. He was a graduate of the Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture (1987). Honorary Citizen of the city of Omsk, Deputy Chairman of Sambo Federation of the Omsk region, and head of the sports school Sambo 2000. An annual sambo tournament has been held in Omsk since 2000 in his honour.
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- Full name: Alexander Pushnitsa
- Born: 1949-11-01
- Nationality: Russia
- Known as: Creator
- Wikidata ID: Q4384837
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Who is Alexander Pushnitsa?
Alexander Mikhailovich Pushnitsa (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Пушни́ца; 1 November 1949 – 27 January 2023) was the most competitively successful sambist in history of sambo, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1980), nine-time champion of the USSR, two-time European champion and three-time world champion.
What nationality is Alexander Pushnitsa?
Alexander Pushnitsa is Russia.
When was Alexander Pushnitsa born?
Alexander Pushnitsa was born on 1949-11-01.
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