Rúnar Alexandersson
Icelandic artistic gymnast (born 1977)
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Rúnar Alexandersson (born 28 March 1977)[2] is an Icelandic former artistic gymnast. He represented Iceland at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Rúnar Alexandersson | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | Ruslan Ovtšinnikov |
| Born | 28 March 1977 Smolensk, Russia |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Iceland |
| Former countries represented |  Estonia |
Career
Rúnar Alexandersson, born Ruslan Ovtšinnikov, won 17 Estonian national titles between 1988 and 1994. He left Estonia for Iceland in 1994 and began competing internationally for his new country.[3][4] He represented Iceland at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished 68th in the all-around qualification round, failing to advance into any finals.[5]
Alexandersson won the all-around title at the 1997 Games of the Small States of Europe.[6] He won a silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2000 Glasgow World Cup behind Romania's Marius Urzică.[7] He then won the pommel horse gold medal at the Ljubljana World Cup.[8] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished 50th in the all-around during the qualification round and did not advance into any finals.[9]
At the 2002 European Championships, Alexandersson finished eighth in both the all-around and pommel horse finals.[10] He then competed at the 2002 World Championships and qualified for the parallel bars final, finishing eighth.[11] He finished 32nd in the all-around qualification round at the 2003 World Championships and did not advance to the final.[12]
Alexandersson finished 24th in the all-around final at the 2004 European Championships.[13] He then represented Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics and qualified for the pommel horse final, where he finished in seventh place.[14] Additionally, he finished 35th in the all-around qualification round.[15]
Alexandersson only competed on the pommel horse at the 2005 World Championships but did not advance into the final.[16]
