Aleksandr Alenitsyn

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Aleksandr Alenitsyn

Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn (Russian: Александр Аполлонович Аленицын, 29 November 1884 5 October 1922) was a Russian tennis player. He competed in the men's outdoor doubles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He committed suicide in prison in 1922 after being arrested and tortured by Soviet authorities for "having contacts with other countries".[2]

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Aleksandr Alenitsyn
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Born(1884-11-29)29 November 1884
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died5 October 1922(1922-10-05) (aged 37)
Moscow, Soviet Union
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