Aleksey Markovsky

Aleksey Viktorovich Markovsky (Russian: Алексей Викторович Марковский; born 17 May 1957) is a retired Russian swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics; he finished eighth in the 100 m butterfly event at the same Olympics.^[1] After the games, between 1981 and 1986 (aged 24–29) he won ten medals at the World and European Championships, mostly in relay events.^[2] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics that were boycotted by the Soviet Union, and took part in the Friendship Games instead.

Aleksey Markovsky

Markovsky in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1957-05-17) 17 May 1957 (age 68) Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Lokomotiv Moscow
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley World Championships 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m medley 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships 1981 Split 100 m butterfly 1981 Split 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley 1983 Rome 100 m butterfly Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 100 m butterfly 1981 Bucharest 200 m medley 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m freestyle Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 100 m butterfly 1984 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle 1984 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1984 Moscow 100 m freestyle

He graduated from the Ural State University of Physical Culture in Chelyabinsk.^[3] After retiring from swimming, between 1988 and 1992 he was the head coach of the junior Soviet swimming team.^[4]