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| YAKIMENKO Alexey |
| NOC |
Russia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
31 Oct 1983
in Barnaul, URS
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| Height | 1.84 m |
| Weight | 80 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in 1990 in Barnaul, Russian Federation. |
| Why this sport? |
His father's friend was a fencing coach who introduced him to the sport. |
| Club / Team |
MGFSO [RUS] / Dynamo [RUS]: |
| Name of coach |
Christian Bauer [national], FRA; Alexander Filatov [personal], RUS |
| Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Winter sports. (rusfencing.ru, 2014) |
| Injuries |
He missed the 2015 Russian Championships after straining a ligament in his knee. (allsportinfo.ru, 23 May 2015)
He tore his right Achilles tendon at the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. (sport-express.ru, 02 Jul 2009) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"It's more pleasant to sit around the table together after a general success than to celebrate a bigger but individual victory." (newizv.ru, 18 Jul 2011) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2005 he received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] from the president of the Russian Federation. (sportsdaily.ru, 2010)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (database.rusfencing.ru, 17 Jun 2017) |
| Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has also studied at the Higher School of Policy in Culture and Administration in Humanities at Moscow State University in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 05 Jul 2015) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
London, England |
| 2008 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Beijing, China |
| 2004 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Athens, Greece |
| World Championships |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2015 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Moscow, Russia |
| 2014 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2011 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Catania, Italy |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Paris, France |
| 2010 |
8 |
Individual Sabre |
Paris, France |
| 2007 |
5 |
Team Sabre |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2006 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Turin, Italy |
| 2005 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2005 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2003 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Havana, Cuba |
| European Championships |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Torun, Poland |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2014 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Strasbourg, France |
| 2013 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2013 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2012 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Legnano, Italy |
| 2011 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Sheffield, England |
| 2010 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2008 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2007 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Ghent, Belgium |
| 2006 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2006 |
3 |
Team Sabre |
Izmir, Turkey |
| 2004 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2004 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2003 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Bourges, France |
| 2003 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Bourges, France |
| 2001 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Koblenz, Germany |
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