Alexander Legkov

Alexander Legkov
Aleksandr Legkov at the World Championships 2007 in Sapporo.
CountryRussian
Full nameAlexander Gennadiyevich Legkov
Born (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983 (age 41)
Krasnoarmeysk, Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubDinamo
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (20032017)
Starts212
Podiums35
Wins9
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2007, 2013, 2014)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2013)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 ×10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Sapporo 4 ×10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 ×10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kranj 15 km classical
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков;[1] born 7 May 1983) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title,[2] as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

  1. ^ Karmanov, R.: "«Мой сын – Санька Лёгков...». Отец лидера сборной России открыл для «Советского спорта» то, что не рассказывал никому." Sovsport.ru, 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Biography of Alexander Legkov at the official FIS site". Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search