Background
He is the son of fencing coaches Vladimir and Natalya Dyachenko.
He is the son of fencing coaches Vladimir and Natalya Dyachenko.
In the individual event he lost in the first round to Ukraine"s Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy. In the team event, Russia overcame Greece, but fell to Italy in the semifinals. Dyatchenko only participated in the quarter final.
He qualified as a full member of the team to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.