Alexander Parygin

Who is Alexander Parygin?

Alexander Parygin is a Kazakh-Australian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he won an individual gold medal.

He competed for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and finished 27th overall. He initially qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but his qualification was called into question by the British team for failing to meet the minimum amount of points required to be eligible, and was eventually revoked by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Alex now lives in Melbourne, Australia.