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CHERNYKH Alexander
NOC Kyrgyzstan   
GenderMen
Born 01 Nov 1976 in Leningrad, URS
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence St. Petersburg, RUS
Languages English, Russian
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in 1987 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Why this sport? He followed some of his friends into the sport.
Club / Team Musketeers: Bishkek, KGZ
Name of coach Gennady Zelenin [national], KGZ; Alexey Chernykh [brother], RUS, from 2007; Evgeny Naumkin, KGZ, from 2011
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Jet skiing. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Memorable sporting achievement Finishing fifth in team epee at the 2014 Asian Championships in Suwon, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Most influential person in career His coaches. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Hero / Idol Russian fencer Pavel Kolobkov. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Awards and honours He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Famous relatives His father Georgy Chernykh was a Master of Sport in cycling in the Soviet Union. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)
Other information MOVE TO KYRGYZSTAN
After taking a break from the sport from 2000 to 2007, he switched nationalities and began competing for Kyrgyzstan in 2008. (Athlete, 03 Oct 2014)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Asian Championships
2015 7 Individual Epee Singapore, Singapore
2015 7 Team Epee Singapore, Singapore
2011 3 Team Epee Seoul, Korea
2010 5 Team Epee Seoul, Korea
2008 5 Team Epee Bangkok, Thailand