Evgeny Aleshin

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Yevgeny Yuryevich Alyoshin (Russian: Евгений Юрьевич Алёшин; born 4 May 1979 Nizhny Novgorod)[1][2] is a former Russian swimmer who specialized in backstroke. He competed at the 2004 Olympics and the 2007 World Championships.

Yevgeny Alyoshin
Personal information
Nationality Russia
Born (1979-05-04) 4 May 1979 (age 44)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Russia
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 200 m backstroke

In November 2010, Aleshin was banned for two years for violation of FINA DC Rule 2.4 (failure to file required whereabouts information and missed tests). He subsequently retired.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Athlete Biography: ALESHIN Evgeny". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06.
  3. ^ "FINA Announces Pair of Doping Sanctions: Evgeny Aleshin, Lukasz Giminski". Swimming World Magazine. 2010-11-30. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2010-11-30.