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Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 January 1947|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Spartak Moscow | |||||||||||||||||
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Safonov ( Russian: Михаил Михайлович Сафонов, born 7 January 1947) is a retired Soviet 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. [1] He won the springboard event at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships [2] and at the Soviet championships in 1966–1968 and 1971. [3]
He was married Tamara Safonova, a Soviet diver who also competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. [1]