Dmitri Sautin
Sautin in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitry Ivanovich Sautin |
| Born | 15 March 1974 Voronezh, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Partner | Yuriy Kunakov |
| Former partner(s) | Aleksandr Dobroskok, Igor Loukachine |
Medal record | |
Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Саутин; born 15 March 1974) is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.
Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital, he was able to dive at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He has won medals at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and the 2008 Olympics.
He is a deputy in the Voronezh Duma.
See also
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitry Sautin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.