Oleksandr Zheltyakov

Oleksandr Viktorovych Zheltyakov  (Олександр Вікторович Желтяков, born 15 November 2005) is a Ukrainian swimmer. He is twice gold medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships and multiple European Junior Championships medalist.

Career
At the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships in Rome Oleksandr won a silver medal in 100 m backstroke and two bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m medley relay mixed and the 4 × 100 m medley relay events.

He competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in 100 and 200 m backstroke events without reaching any medals.

At the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni he won 3 silver medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke, and 4 × 100 m medley relay events.

In April 2023 he received an Olympic quota for 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris for the 200 m backstroke.

At the 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade he won 2 gold medals in the 100 and 200 m backstroke events and a silver medal in the 50 m backstroke event.

At the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya he won 2 gold medals in 100 and 200 m backstroke and a silver medal in 50 m backstroke events, becoming the best male athlete at this championship according to the World Aquatics. At the 2023 World Junior Championships Oleksandr received his second Olympic quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris for 100 m backstroke.

He competed at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships in 50, 100 and 200 m backstroke and 4 x 50 m metres relay events without reaching any medals.

In December 2023, he became the Best Sportsmen of Year with Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh according to the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.

At the 2024 European Aquatics Championships, held in Belgrade, Oleksandr became a gold medalist in the 200 m backstroke event and received a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay event.

Awards and Honours

 * FINA: Male Swimmer of the Championships: 2023 World Junior Championships