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Azerbaijani rower of Bulgarian descent
Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Aleksandrov in 2015
Born 9 April 1990 (1990-04-09 ) (age 34)
Sofia , Bulgaria
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (
Bulgarian : Александър Александров , born 9 April 1990 in
Sofia ) is an Azerbaijani
rower of
Bulgarian descent.
For Azerbaijan, Aleksandrov won the
U23 World Rowing title in the men's single sculls in 2012, having won silver in the same event in 2010.
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[2] He also won the junior world title in the men's single scull in 2007 and 2008, having won silver in 2006 (all rowing for Bulgaria).
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He finished 5th in the
single sculls at the
2012 Summer Olympics and 12th in the double sculls with
Boris Yotov at the
2016 Summer Olympics .
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In 2013, he won the
Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier event for single sculls) at the
Henley Royal Regatta .
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With Yotov, he won the silver medal at the
2014 European Championships in the men's double sculls.
[8] He had previously won a bronze medal in the single scull at the
2007 European Championship while rowing for Bulgaria.
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"2012 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Trakai, LTU - (BM1x) U23 Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BM1x) U23 Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 25 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"2007 WORLD ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Beijing, CHN - (JM1x) Junior Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 11 August 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"2008 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Linz Ottensheim, AUT - (JM1x) Junior Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 26 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"2006 WORLD ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (JM1x) Junior Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 5 August 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2019 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Aleksandr Aleksandrov" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners" . Henley Royal Regatta . Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
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"2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Belgrade, SRB - (M2x) Men's Double Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .
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"2007 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Poznan, POL - (M1x) Men's Single Sculls - Final" . worldrowing.com . 23 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .