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 |
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Died | 5 October 1922(1922-10-05) (aged 37) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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