Aleksejs Rumjancevs (born 13 February 1986) is a Latvian

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who has competed since the late 2000s. Together with Krists Straume he finished 11th place in the K-2 200 m event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. At the 2016 Olympics, he placed fifth in the individual 200 m race. He was the flag bearer for Latvia during the closing ceremony. Rumjancevs took up kayaking in 2004. He is married to Julia.

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* * * * * * 1986 births Sportspeople from Riga Latvian male canoeists Living people Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Latvia Canoeists at the 2015 European Games ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in canoeing European Games bronze medalists for Latvia Canoeists at the 2023 European Games {{Latvia-canoe-bio-stub