German Sveshnikov

{{Short description|Soviet fencer (1937–2003)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|5|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|6|9|1937|5|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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{{MedalGold|1960 Rome|Foil, team}}

{{MedalGold|1964 Tokyo|Foil, team}}

{{MedalSilver|1968 Mexico City|Foil, team}}

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German Sveshnikov ({{langx|ru|Герман Александрович Свешников}}; 11 May 1937 – 9 June 2003) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1968 Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SVESHGER01 |title=Olympics Statistics: German Sveshnikov |access-date=6 November 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150307/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SVESHGER01 |archive-date=29 September 2011 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sv/german-sveshnikov-1.html |title=German Sveshnikov Olympic Results |access-date=6 November 2010 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117092045/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sv/german-sveshnikov-1.html |archive-date=17 January 2012 }}