Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin (Russian:Дмитрий Иванович Саутин; born 15 March 1974) is aRussian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born inVoronezh.
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 the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona,Spain. He has won medals at the1992,1996,2000,2004, and the2008 Olympics.
He is adeputy in theVoronezhDuma.
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