Alexander Rumyantsev (speed skater) explained

Alexander Rumyantsev
Fullname:Alexander Vadimovich Rumyantsev
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Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:5 December 1986
Birth Place:Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height:1.85 m
Weight:80 kg
Worldcup:3
Country: Russia
Event:10,000 m

Alexander Vadimovich Rumyantsev (Russian: Александр Вадимович Румянцев; born 5 December 1986) is a Russian speed skater.

Career

Rumyantsev competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. In 2010, he was disqualified in the 5000 metres, and was 13th in the 10000 metres. In 2014, he finished 11th in the 5000 metres. He was also a part of the Russian team pursuit squad, losing to South Korea in the quarter-finals, then losing to Norway in final C, finishing 6th.[1] [2]

As of September 2014, Rumyantsev's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 6th, in the 2011 team pursuit. His best individual finish is 9th, in the 2013 10000 m. His best finish at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships is 22nd, in 2009.[3]

Rumyantsev made his World Cup debut in December 2007. As of September 2014, Rumyantsev has one World Cup victory, as part of the Russian team pursuit squad at Moscow in 2010–11 He also has an individual medal, a bronze in a 5000 m race at Heerenveen in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 8th, in the 5000 & 10000 m in 2013–14.[3]

On 24 November 2017, Rumyantsevs' results from the 2014 Winter Olympics were disqualified for a doping violation.[4]

World Cup podiums

DateSeasonLocationRankEvent[5]
11 January 2011 Team pursuit
16 March 2014 5000 m
14 November 2014 5000 m
15 November 2014 Team pursuit
22 November 2014 10,000 m
11 December 2015 Team pursuit
17 March 2018 5000 m
16 November 2018 Team pursuit
18 November 2018 5000 m
9 December 2018 Team pursuit
9 December 2018 10,000 m
1 February 2019 5000 m
24 November 2019 Team pursuit
14 December 2019 Team pursuit
15 December 2019 5000 m

Overall rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/aleksandr-rumyantsev-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . 19 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319041459/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-aleksandr-rumyantsev . 19 March 2014 .
  3. Web site: Aleksandr Rumyantsev - SpeedSkatingStats.com. www.speedskatingstats.com. 15 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission . 15 May 2023.
  5. Web site: SS - Person Bio. isu.html.infostradasports.com. 15 May 2023.