Oleksiy Borysov (born June 1, 1983 in
Sevastopol) is a sailor He competed for Ukraine 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 ...
in the
Men's Finn class. In 2014, after the
annexation
Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...
of
Sevastopol,
Crimea to
Russia, he received a Russian citizenship as Aleksey Borisov (russian: Алексей Борисов).
References
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sevastopol
Ukrainian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Ukraine
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn
Naturalized citizens of Russia
Russian male sailors (sport)
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