Aleksandr Latin (born 25 October 1986) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n triathlete. He was born in

Narva Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia border, E ...

. His older brother is rower

Vladimir Latin Vladimir Latin (born 30 May 1985 in Narva) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club "SK Narva Energia" located in Narva. He finished 9th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), ...

. In 2009 he graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

in environmental technology speciality, and 2018

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; ) is the only Institute of technology, technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration a ...

in engineering sciences. 1997-2005 he focused on swimming, coached by Sergei Izotov. He won medals at Estonian swimming championships. Since 2006 he is focused on triathlon, coached by

Jüri Käen Jüri Käen (born 4 August 1970) is an Estonian swimmer and coach. He was born in Tallinn. In 1989 he graduated from Estonian Sports Gymnasium, and in 1993 Tallinn Pedagogical Institute's Faculty of Physical Education. He started his swimming e ...

. He placed 4th at

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in triathlon. In 2015 he was named as Best Male Triathlete of Estonia.

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Living people 1986 births Estonian male triathletes University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Narva 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub