Alexander Mikhailin Biography

In the year he began to play sports at school. At first he chose basketball, and in the 5th grade he signed up for the Sambo section in the universal sports complex of sambo in the year graduated from school, then he entered the Russian University of Physical Education and Sports. Later he received an additional higher education, having graduated from the Moscow Financial and Legal Academy.

Since the year, Alexander has been a member of the Russian team in judo. He performed in the weight category from above kg and the absolute weight category for CSKA, the sports club "Sambo". Since the year, Alexander Mikhailin has been playing at the World and European Championships. Judoist immediately showed himself as a decisive fighter. At the World Judo Championship in Birmingham, England, Alexander becomes a bronze medalist.

He performed at the championship in the category before kg. The next year, he competes in the category from above kg. At the World Cup in the year, Mikhailin, taking a gold medal in two weight categories, went down in the history of judo, like the fifth judoka in the world, who made a golden double. In the year, Alexander Mikhailin was recognized as the best judoka of Europe.

A year later, he was awarded the medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” II degree. In the same year, he received the title of best athlete of Russia. In the year, he went down in the history of Russian and Soviet judo as the first athlete, who won three gold medals at the world championships. In the year, Mikhailin was recognized as the European Judo Union the best athlete of Europe.

At the Olympic Games of the year in London, he won silver in the category over kilograms, losing to the final battle to the Frenchman Teddy Rineer. I received 3 shido, which automatically turned into an assessment of Vadza-Ari. In May, he decides to complete his sports career. At the Russian Championship of the year, Alexander Mikhailin won the title of tenfold Russian judo champion.

It wears the title of four -time world champion, six -time European champion. Also sixteen-time winner of the world's cup tournaments, Grand Prix, Big Slam, eight-time world champion among military personnel.

Multiple winner and winners of club championships and tournaments among clubs and prefabricated. For many years he competed in a heavy weight category with Tamerlane Tlnyov. As of April, he generally held official contractions, won a great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high sports achievements at the games of the XXX Olympiad in the city of London, the UK Mikhailin was awarded the medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland of the 1st degree.

Married, brings up five children.