What is Aleksandr Salnikov?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Aleksandr Salnikov | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date |1949|07|03}} | birth_place = [[Sevastopol]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukraine]] | death_date = {{Death date |2017|11|17|1949|07|03}} (aged 68) | death_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]] | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball]] }} {{MedalCountry | the {{URS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]] | [[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Soviet Union]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] | [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Soviet Union]] }} }} '''Aleksandr Petrovych Salnikov''' ({{lang-uk|Олександр Петрович Сальников}}; born 3 July 1949 – 17 November 2017) was a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[basketball]] player. He was born in [[Sevastopol]], Ukraine. He competed for the Soviet Union in the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] and the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. Salnikov died on November 17, 2017 at the age of 68.<ref>[https://www.dialog.ua/sport/137024_1510929317 Украинский спорт понес невосполнимую потерю: скончался чемпион-рекордсмен, легенда баскетбола Александр Сальников] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Salnikov, Aleksandr}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Basketball players]] [[Category:Soviet sportspeople]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]