Name Aleksey Dyachenko Hand right-handed Height 1.80 m | Weight 78 kg (172 lb) Retired 2007 FIE Ranking current ranking | |
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Born 11 November 1978 (age 46) St. Petersburg, Russia ( 1978-11-11 ) | ||
Aleksey Vladimirovich Dyachenko (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Дьяче́нко; born 11 November 1978) is a Russian sabre fencer.
He is the son of fencing coaches Vladimir and Natalya Dyachenko. His sister Yekaterina is a world champion sabre fencer.
Career
Dyachenko took part in the team sabre event for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a reserve of the Russia team, which won a gold medal. He qualified as a full member of the team to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the individual event he lost in the first round to Ukraine's Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy. In the team event, Russia overcame Greece, but fell to Italy in the semifinals. They defeated the United States by a single hit to win the bronze medal. Dyatchenko only participated in the quarter final.
Dyachenko is also a three-time world champion with the Russian team.