Aleksey Viktorovich Markovsky (Russian: Алексей Викторович Марковский; born 17 May 1957) is a retired Russian swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics; he finished eighth in the 100 m butterfly event at the same Olympics.[1] After the games, between 1981 and 1986 (aged 24–29) he won ten medals at the World and European Championships, mostly in relay events.[2] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics that were boycotted by the Soviet Union, and took part in the Friendship Games instead.

Aleksey Markovsky
Markovsky in 2005
Personal information
Born (1957-05-17) 17 May 1957 (age 66)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia, USSR
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubLokomotiv Moscow
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 100 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bucharest 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m freestyle
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1984 Moscow 100 m freestyle

He graduated from the Ural State University of Physical Culture in Chelyabinsk.[3] After retiring from swimming, between 1988 and 1992 he was the head coach of the junior Soviet swimming team.[4]

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