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Alexander Rumyantsev (speed skater)

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Alexander Rumyantsev
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Vadimovich Rumyantsev
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 37)
Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportSpeed skating
Event10,000 m
World Cup wins3
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Russia
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Inzell Team pursuit
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kolomna 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kolomna Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit
Representing Russian Skating Union
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Heerenveen 10,000 m

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

Career

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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

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Date Season Location Rank Event[3][5]
11 January 2011 2010–11 Moscow 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit
16 March 2014 2013–14 Heerenveen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000 m
14 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000 m
15 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit
22 November 2014 2014–15 Seoul 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10,000 m
11 December 2015 2015–16 Heerenveen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit
17 March 2018 2017–18 Minsk 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000 m
16 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit
18 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000 m
9 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit
9 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10,000 m
1 February 2019 2018–19 Hamar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5000 m
24 November 2019 2019–20 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit
14 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team pursuit
15 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5000 m

Overall rankings

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Season Event Rank
2018–19 5000 and 10000 m 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Aleksandr Rumyantsev - SpeedSkatingStats.com". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Decision of the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ "SS - Person Bio". isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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