Mikhail Safonov (diver)

Mikhail Safonov

Personal information
Born	(1947-01-07) 7 January 1947 Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Diving
Club	Spartak Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Championships 1966 Utrecht Springboard Summer Universiade 1965 Budapest Springboard

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.^[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 married Tamara Safonova, a Russian diver who also competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.^[1]

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