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.^[4][1] At the 2016 Olympics, he placed fifth in the individual 200 m race. He was the flag bearer for Latvia during the closing ceremony.^[2]

Aleksejs Rumjancevs

Rumjancevs at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 39) Rīga, Latvia[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event	Kayak
Coached by	Genadijs Zujevs[3]
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Latvia World Championships 2017 Račice K-1 200 m European Games 2015 Baku K-1 200 m European Championships 2008 Milan K-1 200 m 2016 Moscow K-1 200 m

Rumjancevs took up kayaking in 2004. He is married to Julia.^[3]