Yevgeniy Levkin

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Yevgeniy Levkin
Evgeni Levkin Oslo 2011 (training).jpg
Full nameYevgeniy Levkin
Born (1992-10-14) October 14, 1992 (age 30)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubAlmaty
World Cup career
Seasons2009–present
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Astana-Almaty Large hill team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Astana-Almaty Normal hill individual
Updated on 4 April 2011.

Yevgeniy Levkin (born October 14, 1992) is a Kazakhstani ski jumper competing for Almaty Ski Club.

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Career

Levkin started ski jumping late and was not one of the best as young.

Levkin's best placement in Continental Cup is a 22nd place. He has also competed in the World Cup, three times. He has also tried to qualify seven times. [1]

2011

In 2011 he took a pretty heavy fall in a World Cup qualification in Bischofshofen. Later 2011 he competed in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty. Levkin received a silver medal from the team large hill (K-125) competition. He did not do very well in the Large Hill individual competition but in the Normal hill competition Levkin won.

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References

  1. "FIS-Ski - biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.