Alexander Tikhonov (swimmer)

{{short description|Russian swimmer}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|5|4}}

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{{Medal|Competition|Summer Universiade}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Gwangju|4x100m freestyle relay}}

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Alexander Tikhonov (born 4 May 1988) is a Russian swimmer who competes in the Men's 200 and 400 m individual medley.{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Alexander Tikhonov|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/tikhonov-alexander-1016277/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130128152226/www.london2012.com/athlete/tikhonov-alexander-1016277/|archivedate=28 January 2013}}}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/aleksandr-tikhonov-2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/aleksandr-tikhonov-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Aleksandr Tikhonov Bio, Stats, and Results|last=|first=|date=|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=29 July 2017}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 21st overall in the heats in the Men's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final. In the 200 m individual medley he finished in 24th place in the heats and again failed to progress.