Aleksey Dyachenko
Aleksey Vladimirovich Dyachenko is a Russian sabre fencer.
He is the son of fencing coaches Vladimir and Natalya Dyachenko. His sister Yekaterina is a world champion sabre fencer.Career
Dyachenko took part in the team sabre event for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a reserve of the Russia team, which won a gold medal. He qualified as a full member of the team to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the individual event he lost in the first round to Ukraine's Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy. In the team event, Russia overcame Greece, but fell to Italy in the semifinals. They defeated the United States by a single hit to win the bronze medal. Dyatchenko only participated in the quarter final.
Dyachenko is also a three-time world champion with the Russian team.
