Alexander Sidelnikov

{{short description|Russian ice hockey player (1950–2003)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| full_name = Alexander Nikolaevich Sidelnikov

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|August 12, 1950}}

| birth_place = Solnechnogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|June 23, 2003|August 12, 1950}}

| death_place = Kholmogory, Russia

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1976 Innsbruck | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1973 Soviet Union |}}

{{MedalGold | 1974 Finland |}}

{{MedalSilver | 1976 Poland |}}

{{MedalBronze | 1977 Austria |}}

{{MedalCompetition | Universiade }}

{{MedalGold | 1972 Lake Placid |}}

}}

Alexander Nikolaevich Sidelnikov (August 12, 1950 – June 23, 2003) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played goaltender in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Aleksandr Sidelnikov |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/aleksandr-sidelnikov-1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203234606/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/aleksandr-sidelnikov-1.html |archivedate=2016-12-03}}

Sidelnikov won 4 medals, 2 gold and one silver and bronze, at the World Ice Hockey Championships, in each case as back up to hockey goaltender legend Vladislav Tretiak. Notably he was the starting goalie for the USSR's stunning loss to Poland on April 8, 1976, being one of the great upsets of World Championship history.