Rúnar Alexandersson
| Rúnar Alexandersson | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | Ruslan Ovtšinnikov |
| Born | 28 March 1977 Smolensk, Russia |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Iceland |
| Former countries represented | Estonia |
Rúnar Alexandersson (born 28 March 1977)[2] is an Icelandic former artistic gymnast. He represented Iceland at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
Rúnar Alexandersson, born Ruslan Ovtšinnikov, won 17 Estonian national titles between 1988 and 1994. He left Estonia for Iceland in 1994 and began competing internationally for his new country.[3][4] He represented Iceland at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished 68th in the all-around qualification round, failing to advance into any finals.[5]
Alexandersson won the all-around title at the 1997 Games of the Small States of Europe.[6] He won a silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2000 Glasgow World Cup behind Romania's Marius Urzică.[7] He then won the pommel horse gold medal at the Ljubljana World Cup.[8] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished 50th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals.[9]
At the 2002 European Championships, Alexandersson finished eighth in both the all-around and pommel horse finals.[10] He then competed at the 2002 World Championships and qualified for the parallel bars final, finishing eighth.[11] He finished 32nd in the all-around qualification round at the 2003 World Championships and did not advance to the final.[12]
Alexandersson finished 24th in the all-around final at the 2004 European Championships.[13] He then represented Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics and qualified for the pommel horse final, where he finished in seventh place.[14] Additionally, he finished 35th in the all-around qualification round.[15]
Alexandersson only competed on the pommel horse at the 2005 World Championships but did not advance into the final.[16]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rúnar Alexandersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Entry List by NOC". Longines Timing. p. 13. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Birkan, Lauri (12 November 2006). "Kas Eesti riistvõimlemises koidab peagi uus ärkamisaeg?". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Ovtšinnikov, Ruslan". ESBL (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "All-Around Qualification Artistic Gymnastics Men Games of the 26th Olympiad Atlanta 1996". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "1997 Games of the Small States Men's AA". Gymn Forum. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Glasgow Grand Prix 2000 World Cup Series Results Men". Gym Media. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "World Cup Ljubljana 2000 Results Final". Gym Media. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Games of the XXVII Olympiad Men's Artistic Gymnastics Sydney (AUS) September 18-25, 2000 Team Qualification Men". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "2002 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Debrecen, Hungary November 20-24, 2002 MAG , Parallel Bars" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Results Men's Qualifications - All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 August 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "26th Men's European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Pommelled Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Melbourne, Australia - November 22nd - 27th 2005 Results Men's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 November 2005. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2025.