Alexander Dyachenko

Alexander Igorevich Dyachenko (Russian: Александр Игоревич Дьяченко; born 24 January 1990) is a banned Russian sprint canoeist.

Alexander Dyachenko

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 Rudny, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K–2 200 m
Club	Krylatskoye Centre of Sports Preparation
Partner	Yury Postrigay
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 London
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2012 London K-2 200 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg K-2 200 m 2019 Szeged K-2 200 m 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 4×200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m European Championships 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 200 m 2017 Plovdiv K-2 200 m 2021 Poznań K-2 200 m Universiade 2013 Kazan K-2 200 m

He won the 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), three silver medals (K-1 x 200 m: 2011, 2013, K-2 200 m: 2015) and two bronze medals (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2010, K-4 200 m: 2009).

Dyachenko began canoeing at the age of 6.[1]

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.[2] The ICF officially stripped the medals that Dyachenko won during this period, but he retained his Olympic gold medal.[3]

In June 2023, Dyachenko successfully appealed his disqualification to a Russian court, which overturned his disqualification "on the Russian territory", meaning he can compete and coach in Russia.[4]