Alexei Seliverstov
Alexei Nikolayevich Seliverstov (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Селиверстов) (sometimes listed as Aleksey Seliverstov, born July 24, 1976 in Ufa) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 1996. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event with teammates Philippe Egorov, Alexandre Zoubkov, and Alexey Voevoda at Turin in 2006.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Turin | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 2005 Calgary | Four-man |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2003 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Seliverstov also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 2005 and a bronze in 2003.
He participated in the torch relay for 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan[1] and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[2] He carried both torches through his hometown of Ufa, and lit the city cauldron outside the Ufa Arena with the Olympic torch.[2]
References
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- FIBT profile (As Alexej Seliverstov)
- "Ufa becomes 30th city on Russian leg of Torch Relay". 2013 Summer Universiade. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- Shakhvaliev, Nail (21 December 2013). "Bobsledder Alexey Seliverstov lit the city cauldron in Ufa". 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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