Aleksejs Rumjancevs

Aleksejs Rumjancevs (born 13 February 1986) is a Latvian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Together with Krists Straume he finished 11th place in the K-2 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Olympics he placed fifth in the individual 200 m race. He was the flag bearer for Latvia during the closing ceremony.

Aleksejs Rumjancevs
Rumjancevs at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986
Rīga, Latvia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Latvia
SportCanoe sprint
EventKayak
Coached byGenadijs Zujevs
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Latvia
World Championships
2017 RačiceK-1 200 m
European Games
2015 BakuK-1 200 m
European Championships
2008 MilanK-1 200 m
2016 MoscowK-1 200 m

Rumjancevs took up kayaking in 2004. He is married to Julia.

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