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]

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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Aleksandr Alenitsyn

Born	(1884-11-29)29 November 1884 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	5 October 1922(1922-10-05) (aged 37) Moscow, Soviet Union

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