Alexander Alexandrovich Bryukhankov

0 Alexander Bryukhankov
as a spectator at the Junior European Cup in Tabor 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	12th April 1987 (age 33)
place of birth	Rybinsk , Russia
societies
2010	Mulhouse Olympique Tri
2011	St. Jean de Monts Vendee
successes
2006	Vice European Champion Junior Triathlon
2006	Vice world champion junior triathlon
2009	3rd place European Championship U23 Triathlon
2015	National champion triathlon short distance
2019	3rd place in the European Aquathlon Championship
status
active

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Brjukhankow ( Russian Александр Александрович Брюханков , English Alexander Bryukhankov ; born April 12, 1987 in Andropov ) is a Russian triathlete , national triathlon champion of the year 2011, member of the national team and triple Olympic starter in 2008, 2012 and 2016

Career

Alexander Bryukhankov is one of the most famous and internationally most present Russian triathletes and has been taking part in ITU elite competitions since 2005. His younger brother Andrei Bryukhankov is also active as a triathlete.

Junior Vice World Champion Triathlon 2006

In June 2006 he became vice European champion in the youth class and in September also vice world champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished 24th.

In June 2009 he finished third at the U23 European Championship.
Alexander Brjuchankow also competes in the French club championship series Lyonnaise des Eaux as a legionnaire. In 2010, Bryukhankov competed for Mulhouse Olympique Tri . In Dunkirk (May 23, 2010) he finished 21st and was the second of the three triathlètes classants l'équipe (Valentin Mesheryakov: 19th, Francesc Godoy : 47th). At the Grand Final in la Baule (Triathlon Audencia, September 18, 2010), Brjuchankow was 19th and was the best of his club. Bryuchankov was absent from Beauvais, Paris and Tourangeaux. In Paris, however, his younger brother Andrei was a replacement for Mulhouse Olympique Tri and finished in 45th place.

In 2011, Brjuchankow started for St. Jean de Monts Vendee . In Nice (April 24, 2011) he finished ninth in the individual standings, making him the best in his club.

2012 Summer Olympics

In August 2012 he started at the Summer Olympic Games and finished seventh in London.

2016 Summer Olympics

Alexander Bryukhankov also competed for Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, but he could not finish the race.

At the European Championships in July 2018, he finished ninth as the best Russian athlete.

In July 2019, the 32-year-old finished third at the European Aquathlon Championships in Romania.

Sporting successes

Web links

Commons : Alexander Bryukhankov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Profile for Alexander Alexandrowitsch Brjuchankow at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 28, 2014
• Profile and results of Alexander Alexandrowitsch Brjuchankow in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on November 17, 2019 (English).
• Russian Triathlon Federation in Russian

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Triathlete Sieburger in New Zealand in 17th place (March 22, 2015)