Dmitri Sautin
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Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Саутин; born 15 March 1974) is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.
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Full name | Dmitry Ivanovich Sautin |
Born | (1974-03-15) 15 March 1974 (age 50) Voronezh, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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Country | Russia |
Partner | Yuriy Kunakov |
Former partner(s) | Aleksandr Dobroskok, Igor Loukachine |
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Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital, he was able to dive at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He has won medals at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and the 2008 Olympics.