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]

Aleksey Denisenko
Denisenko at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born30 August 1993 (1993-08-30) (age 31)
Bataysk, Russia
EducationInstitute of Social and Pedagogical Technologies and Resources, Naberezhnye Chelny
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
Country Russia
SportTaekwondo
ClubGrandmaster Taekwondo Club, Rostov[2]
Coached byStanislav Khan[3][2]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 58 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chelyabinsk 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Manchester 68 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 68 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 68 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Manchester 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Querétaro 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Moscow 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Moscow 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rome 68 kg

In December 2016, Denisenko married Russian taekwondo fighter Anastasia Baryshnikova.[4] He is of Gypsie descent.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Alexey Denisenko Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b c Alexey Denisenko Archived 2016-08-24 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b "Alexey Denisenko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Вице-чемпион ОИ–2016 Алексей Денисенко женился в Батайске
  5. ^ "Алексей Денисенко: "Верю, что у Бога на меня особый план"". Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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