Nikolay Alyokhin
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Nikolay Aleksandrovich•Alyokhin |
| Used name | Nikolay•Alyokhin |
| Original name | Николай Александрович•Алёхин |
| Born | 26 October 1954 in Minsk, Minsk (BLR) |
| Died | 8 July 2023 (aged 68 years 8 months 13 days) |
| Affiliations | VS Minsk, Minsk (BLR) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Belarus |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Belorussian fencer Nikolay Alyokhin represented the Soviet Union during his active career. He was world champion in the sabre team competition at Melbourne in 1979 and runner-up at in Clermont-Ferrand in 1981. In between, he reached the team final at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, in which the Soviet team defeated Italy 9-2. Together with Mikhail Burtsev, Viktor Krovopuskov, Viktor Sidyak and Vladimir Nazlymov, Alyokhin was Olympic champion, although Alyokhin only fenced in the preliminary round match against Romania.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
BLR |
Nikolay Alyokhin | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (1–1–0 1979 Melbourne gold: sabre team; 1981 Clermont-Ferrand silver: sabre team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1979 Ciudad de México FEN gold: sabre team)