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| Born | (1884-11-29)29 November 1884 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| Died | 5 October 1922(1922-10-05) (aged 37) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn (Russian: Александр Аполлонович Аленицын, 29 November 1884 – 5 October 1922) was a Russian tennis player. He competed in the men's outdoor doubles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He committed suicide in prison in 1922 after being arrested and tortured by Soviet authorities for "having contacts with other countries".
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Alenitsyn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "Aleksandr Alenitsyn". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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- 1884 births
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- Russian male tennis players
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- Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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- Russian people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in Soviet detention
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