Alexander Vadimovich Rumyantsev (; born 5 December 1986) is a Russian speed skater.
Career Rumyantsev competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. In 2010, he was disqualified in the 5000 metres, and was 13th in the 10000 metres. In 2014, he finished 11th in the 5000 metres. He was also a part of the Russian team pursuit squad, losing to South Korea in the quarter-finals, then losing to Norway in final C, finishing 6th.
As of September 2014, Rumyantsev's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 6th, in the 2011 team pursuit. His best individual finish is 9th, in the 2013 10000 m. His best finish at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships is 22nd, in 2009.
Rumyantsev made his World Cup debut in December 2007. As of September 2014, Rumyantsev has one World Cup victory, as part of the Russian team pursuit squad at Moscow in 2010–11 He also has an individual medal, a bronze in a 5000 m race at Heerenveen in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 8th, in the 5000 & 10000 m in 2013–14.
On 24 November 2017, Rumyantsevs' results from the 2014 Winter Olympics were disqualified for a doping violation.
World Cup podiums DateSeasonLocationRankEvent11 January 2011 2010–11 Moscow Team pursuit16 March 2014 2013–14 Heerenveen 5000 m14 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro 5000 m15 November 2014 2014–15 Obihiro Team pursuit22 November 2014 2014–15 Seoul 10,000 m11 December 2015 2015–16 Heerenveen Team pursuit17 March 2018 2017–18 Minsk 5000 m16 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro Team pursuit18 November 2018 2018–19 Obihiro 5000 m9 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team pursuit9 December 2018 2018–19 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 10,000 m1 February 2019 2018–19 Hamar 5000 m24 November 2019 2019–20 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team pursuit14 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano Team pursuit15 December 2019 2019–20 Nagano 5000 m
Overall rankings Season Event Rank2018–19 5000 and 10000 m
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