Alexander Igorevich Dyachenko (russian: Александр Игоревич Дьяченко; born 24 January 1990) is a banned Russian
sprint canoeist.
He won the
Men's K-2 200 metres gold medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
with
Yury Postrigay. At the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...
he has won one gold medal (K-2 200 m:
2013
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), three silver medals (K-1 x 200 m:
2011
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, 2013, K-2 200 m:
2015
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) and two bronze medals (K-1 4 × 200 m:
2010
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, K-4 200 m:
2009
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).
Dyachenko began canoeing at the age of 6.
In June 2022, Dyachenko was one of three Russian canoeists who were given doping bans along with
Nikolay Lipkin
Nikolay Lipkin (russian: Николай Липкин, born 20 May 1985 in Kasimov, Ryazan Oblast) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2003. He received a four-year ban for steroid doping, and was stripped of a ...
and Aleksandra Dupik. He was given a four year ban starting on 9 June 2022 and all of his results from 5 June 2014 to 31 December 2016 were disqualified. ICF officially stripped the medals that Dyachenko won during this period.
Diskvalifikuoti dopingu susitepę rusai: beveik po dešimtmečio lietuviams atiteko sidabro medaliai
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Personal life
Dyachenko is married to honored Master of Sports of Russia, rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
coach, Anna Shumilova
Anna Vyacheslavovna Shumilova-Dyachenko (russian: Анна Вячеславовна Шумилова-Дьяченко; born August 25, 1980) is an honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics.
Personal life
She is married to 2012 Oly ...
. Their daughter, Inna was born on July 21, 2014. He himself was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia in 2015.
References
External links
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Canoe09.ca profile
1990 births
Living people
Russian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists of Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
European Games competitors for Russia
Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
Universiade medalists in canoeing
Universiade gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
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