Albert Demchenko

Albert Demchenko Mikhailovich (Russian Альберт Михайлович Демченко; born November 27, 1971 in Tschussowoi, Perm Oblast ) is a Russian luger and physical education teacher.

His first participation in the Winter Games was at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville. Together with Alexei Selenski he finished eighth in the doubles. At the Olympics 1994 he finished ninth and seventh in doubles. At the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998 competition he finished only three passes and was disqualified in the fourth round. In the doubles, he finished tenth place. At the games in Salt Lake City in 2002, he finished fifth. At the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010, he missed the bronze medal by only 0.03 seconds and reached # 4 In the Luge World Cup in Altenberg 2012 he became vice world champion in single seater and the team.

His greatest success Albert Demchenko at the Olympic Games in 2006 and 2014, when he won the silver medal behind Armin Zöggeler or Felix Loch, with 42 he was the oldest participant in the Winter Games, who won a medal in an individual competition, only curler older. 2014 he additionally won the silver medal in the team competition.