Alexander Bryukhankov

Alexander Bryukhankov watching the Junior European Cup in Tabor, 2011.

Alexander Bryukhankov

Personal information
Born	April 12, 1987 Rybinsk
Medal record Men's triathlon Competitor for  Russia European Championships 2012 Eliat Elite 2009 Holten Elite

Alexander Bryukhankov at the Grand Prix triathlon in Nice, 2011.

Alexander Brykhankov with Dmitry Polyanski in Tiszaújváros, 2009.

Alexander Alexandrovich Bryukhankov (Russian Александр Александрович Брюханков, in ITU rankings also misspelled as Brukhankov, born 12 April 1987 in Rybinsk) is a Russian professional triathlete, Russian Elite Champion of the year 2011, 2008 Olympian, and a member of the Russian National Team. Alexander Brykhankov is the elder brother of Andrey Bryukhankov.

Alexander Bryukhankov is one of the most successful and internationally best known triathletes in the Russian elite team. Since 2005 he has taken part in numerous ITU elite events. According to the Men's Standing (9 September 2010), Bryukhankov was number 3 in 2010. In 2011, Bryukhankov won the bronze medal at the European Championships and in the World Championship Series 2011 ranking he is number 2.

Alexander Bryukhankov also takes part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2011, he represents St Jean de Monts Vendee. At the opening triathlon in Nice (24 April 2011) he placed 9th and was the best athlete of his club (the other two triathlètes classants l'équipe: Ivan Tutukin: 26th, Alfred Torok: 52nd). In 2010, Bryukhankov represented Mulhouse Olympique Tri. At the opening triathlon in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), Bryukhankov placed 21st and was the second best of his club (the other two triathlètes classants l'équipe: Valentin Mesheryakov: 19th, Francesc Godoy: 47th). At the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010), Bryukhankov placed 19th and was the best of his club. At Beauvais, Paris and Tourangeaux Bryukhankov did not take part. At Paris, his brother Andrey Bryukhankov represented Alexander Bryukhankov's club Mulhouse and placed 45th, at the Grand Final he placed 40th.

ITU Competitions

In the six years from 2006 to 2010, Alexander Bryukhankov took part in 55 ITU competitions and achieved 34 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.^[1] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

External links

• Russian Triathlon Federation in Russian

Notes

1. ↑ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MjU1MA==#. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
2. ↑ The 2005 European Championships are missing in the profile pages of all participating athletes but the results can be found in this hidden place: http://www2.triathlon.org/etu-website/ns/events/2005/alexandroupoli/results-alexandroupolis2005-jm.pdf. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
3. ↑ The 2005 European Championships are missing in the profile pages of all participating athletes but the results can be found in this hidden place: http://www2.triathlon.org/etu-website/ns/events/2005/alexandroupoli/results-alexandroupolis2005-jtm.pdf. Retrieved 2 July 2011.