CHUVASHEV Aleksey

Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PR1

Place of birth: NIZHNY NOVGOROD

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : KOLOMNA

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x Heat 1 #3	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x Repechage 2 #12	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x Final B #18	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2012	London, GBR	4:55.91
World Championships
2	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x	2019	Linz, AUT	9:19.43
2	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2011	Bled, SLO	5:00.09
3	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	9:35.33
3	PR1 Men's Single Sculls - PR1M1x	2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	9:52.25
3	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2014	Amsterdam, NED	4:58.96
3	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2013	Chungju, KOR	4:44.15
4	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4:56.78
4	AS Men's Single Sculls - ASM1x	2010	Hamilton, NZL	5:33.72

Occupation:

Law, Physical Education - Moscow State Academy of Physical Education, Russia

Languages spoken:

Moscow Region Training Centre in Paralympic, Deaflympic and Non-Olympic Sports [Khimki, RUS]

Vladimir Sokolov [personal], RUS

Other sports:

He trained as a judoka for five years before going into the army and competed in the world junior championships. (mosentesh2.ucoz.ru, 17 Mar 2014; kuban.aif.ru, 06 Apr 2012)

He began rowing in 2009 in Khimki, Russian Federation. (fismag.ru, 19 Sep 2016)

While recovering in hospital from his injury, he became acquainted with rowers who invited him to a training session. After trying the sport, he understood that this was his chance to believe in himself again. (kuban.aif.ru, 06 Apr 2012)

He took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (sochi2014.rsport.ru, 28 Sep 2013)

He received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] in the Russian Federation, in recognition of his performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (kremlin.ru, 10 Sep 2012)

He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 30 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
PR1 (worldrowing.com, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (sportstories.rsport.ru, 26 Oct 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (fismag.ru, 19 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost his legs in 2008 during a combat operation with the Russian military in Chechnya. He served in airborne, intelligence and special forces units during his time in the army. (colomna.ru, 19 Sep 2012; vesti-ural.ru, 10 Sep 2012; kuban.aif.ru, 06 Apr 2012)

General
SOCHI CLOSING CEREMONY
He was featured in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. He climbed a 15-metre long rope alongside giant lettering which initially spelled 'Impossible', before Chuvashev touched a hanging block which revolved to become an apostrophe and changed the lettering to spell 'I'm Possible'. "Of course, it was very scary. It was such responsibility." (kp.ru, 18 Mar 2014; bbc.co.uk, 17 Mar 2014; spbdnevnik.ru, 16 Mar 2014)

Milestones

He became the first Russian athlete to win a medal in Para rowing at the Paralympic Games after claiming bronze in the arms only single sculls at the 2012 Games in London. (sochi2014.rsport.ru, 28 Sep 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Apr 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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