Denis Alekseyev
Denis Sergeyevich Alekseyev (Russian Денис Сергеевич Алексеев; born December 21, 1987 in Leningrad ) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400 -meter run.
In 2007 he won at the U23 European Championships in Debrecen with a time of 45.69 s the gold medal in the 400 m. At the World Championships in Osaka, he finished with the Russian 4 x 400 - meter relay team to fifth place. In 2008 he reached at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia the semifinal round, with the season he was sixth.
At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he won the bronze medal with the Russian 4 x 400 - meter relay. With a time of 2:58,06 min, the squadron achieved a Russian national record in this discipline. In addition, Alexeyev started in Beijing in the 400 - meter race, but retired with a time of 45.52 s in the preliminary round of.
2011 Alexeyev reached with the Russian team at the Indoor Athletics European Championships and the World Championships in fourth place. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 was followed by the fifth place.
Denis Alexeev has a competition weight of 76 kg at a height of 1.85 m.