Alexander Igorevich Dyachenko (russian: Александр Игоревич Дьяченко; born 24 January 1990) is a banned Russian Sprint kayak, sprint canoeist.
He won the Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 200 metres, Men's K-2 200 metres gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Yury Postrigay. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships he has won one gold medal (K-2 200 m: 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2013), three silver medals (K-1 x 200 m: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2011, 2013, K-2 200 m: 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2015) and two bronze medals (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2010, K-4 200 m: 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2009).
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 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 coach, Anna Shumilova. Their daughter, Inna was born on July 21, 2014. He himself was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia in 2015.
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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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