Alexander Legkov

Alexander Legkov
Aleksandr Legkov at the World Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Japan
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Gennadiyevich Legkov
NationalityRussian
Born (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubDinamo
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2003–2017)
Indiv. starts212
Indiv. podiums35
Indiv. wins9
Team starts30
Team podiums12
Team wins3
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2007, 2013, 2014)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2013)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi4 ×10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 Sapporo4 ×10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Val di Fiemme4 ×10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Kranj30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2006 Kranj15 km classical
Updated on 2 April 2019

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков; born 7 May 1983) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title, as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.