Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian

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r who competed from 1992 to 2014. He is currently coaching the Russian luge team. His daughter Victoria Demchenko is also a luger.

Career

A seven-time Winter Olympian, he won his first medal at the

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with a silver in the men's singles event. He competed in his sixth Olympics at the

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, coming fourth. He then competed in his seventh Olympics in

Sochi 2014 , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

in his native Russia, winning a further two silver medals. Demchenko also won eight medals at the

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with four golds (Men's singles:

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; Mixed team: 2012, 2014), two silvers (Men's singles:

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), and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1996; Mixed team: 2013). He was overall

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champion in men's singles in 2004–05. In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the

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, after doping offences at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. In January 2018, he and Tatyana Ivanova successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to strip his medals from Sochi Olympics at the court of arbitration for sport. As a result, both his medals were reinstated.

World Cup podiums

Season titles

* 1 titles – (1 singles)

References

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Career

World Cup podiums

Season titles

See also

References

External links