Alexandre Romankov (Александр Анатольевич Романьков), a great fencer. Born on the 7th of November 1953 in a town calle Korsakov on the island of Sakhalin (just north of Japan). One of the most successful Soviet fencers, regarded by some as the greatest foilist of the twentieth century. Affectionately called Sasha (in Russian, the diminutive form of Alexander) by fencers the world over. Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Epee event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ... Sakhalin is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N, in the Russian Far East. ... Soviet redirects here. ... A foil is a type of sword used in fencing. ...

• A five-time Olympic medalist (1976 - individual Silver; 1980 - team Silver, individual Bronze; 1988 - team Gold, individual Silver).
• A ten-time World Champion (1977, 1983 - individual; 1981, 1989 - team; 1974, 1979, 1982 - individual and team).
• A three-time winner of the World Cup.
• A seventeen-time Champion of the USSR.
• Awarded the title of Chevallier Feyerick by the FIE.
• Has coached the National teams of Australia, Belarus, and Korea.
• Featured in the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records.