Aleksey Akatyev

Aleksey Akatyev
Aleksey Akatyev in February 2017
Personal information
Full nameАлексей Акатьев
Nationality Russia
Born (1974-08-07) 7 August 1974
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCentral Sport Klub Army, Moscow
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Perth5 km open water
Gold medal – first place1998 Perth25 km open water
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth5 km open water team
Bronze medal – third place1994 Rome25 km open water
World Open Water Championships
Silver medal – second place2000 Honolulu5 km open water team
Bronze medal – third place2000 Honolulu25 km open water
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Vienna5 km open water
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville25 km open water
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville5 km open water
Gold medal – first place1999 Istanbul25 km open water
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna25 km open water
Silver medal – second place1999 Istanbul5 km open water

Aleksey Akatyev (born 7 August 1974) is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Later on he started a career in open water swimming, winning several medals in international tournaments. he went to won Open water swimming in 5 km and 25 km in 1998 World Aquatics Championships

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Akatyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.