Alexey Alexeyevich Denisenko (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Денисенко; born 30 August 1993) is a Russian taekwondo practitioner.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 58 kg division and a silver at the 2016 Rio Games in the 68 weight category. In 2012 and 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (of the second and first degree, respectively).[2]
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| Born | 30 August 1993 (age 31) Bataysk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Institute of Social and Pedagogical Technologies and Resources, Naberezhnye Chelny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Grandmaster Taekwondo Club, Rostov[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stanislav Khan[3][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In December 2016, Denisenko married Russian taekwondo fighter Anastasia Baryshnikova.[4] He is of Gypsie descent.[5]
References
edit- ^ Alexey Denisenko Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b c Alexey Denisenko Archived 2016-08-24 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ a b "Alexey Denisenko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Вице-чемпион ОИ–2016 Алексей Денисенко женился в Батайске
- ^ "Алексей Денисенко: "Верю, что у Бога на меня особый план"". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
External links
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