Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Name Mikhail Safonov Club Spartak Moscow | Sport Diving Weight 78 kg (172 lb) | |
Born 7 January 1947 (age 77) ( 1947-01-07 ) Moscow, Russia | ||
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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