Albert Demchenko
 Vladimir Putin and Albert Demchenko 24 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Альберт Михайлович Демченко | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 27, 1971 Chusovoy, Perm Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men´s singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (Russian: Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A seven-time Winter Olympian, he finally won his first medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a silver in the men's singles event. He competed in his sixth Olympics at the 2010 Winter Olympics, coming fourth. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won silver medals in the men's singles and in the team relay.
Demchenko also won five medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (Men's singles: 2006, 2010), two silvers (Men's singles: 1996, 2008), and one bronze (Men's doubles: 1996).
He was overall Luge World Cup champion in men's singles in 2004–2005.
See also
References
- FIL-Luge profile
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
- List of European luge champions Template:De icon
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- NBC Biography
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