Mikhail Safonov

Olympic diver
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IntroOlympic diver
PlacesRussia
isDiver
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth7 January 1947, Moscow, Russia
Age78 years
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Biography

Mikhail Mikhailovich Safonov (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Сафонов, born 7 January 1947) is a retired Russian diver. He competed in the 3 m springboard at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and ninth place, respectively; in 1968 he also finished ninth in the 10 m platform. He won the springboard event at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships and at the Soviet championships in 1966–1968 and 1971.
He married Tamara Safonova, a Russian diver who also competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

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