Alexander Rumyantsev (speed skater)

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Alexander Rumyantsev

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Vadimovich Rumyantsev
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Speed skating
Event	10,000 m
World Cup wins	3
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing Russia World Single Distances Championships 2019 Inzell Team pursuit European Championships 2018 Kolomna 5000 m 2018 Kolomna Team pursuit 2020 Heerenveen Team pursuit Representing Russian Skating Union World Single Distances Championships 2021 Heerenveen 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.

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.

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.

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

World Cup podiums

Date	Season	Location	Rank	Event
11 January 2011	2010–11	Moscow		Team pursuit
16 March 2014	2013–14	Heerenveen		5000 m
14 November 2014	2014–15	Obihiro		5000 m
15 November 2014	2014–15	Obihiro		Team pursuit
22 November 2014	2014–15	Seoul		10,000 m
11 December 2015	2015–16	Heerenveen		Team pursuit
17 March 2018	2017–18	Minsk		5000 m
16 November 2018	2018–19	Obihiro		Team pursuit
18 November 2018	2018–19	Obihiro		5000 m
9 December 2018	2018–19	Tomaszów Mazowiecki		Team pursuit
9 December 2018	2018–19	Tomaszów Mazowiecki		10,000 m
1 February 2019	2018–19	Hamar		5000 m
24 November 2019	2019–20	Tomaszów Mazowiecki		Team pursuit
14 December 2019	2019–20	Nagano		Team pursuit
15 December 2019	2019–20	Nagano		5000 m

Overall rankings

Season	Event	Rank
2018–19	5000 and 10000 m

External links

• Alexander Rumyantsev at the International Skating Union
• Aleksandr Rumyantsev in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
• Aleksandr Rumyantsev at SpeedSkatingNews.info
• Aleksandr Rumyantsev at SpeedSkatingStats.com
• Aleksandr Rumyantsev at Olympics.com
• Aleksandr Rumyantsev at Olympedia