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.
His sister Yekaterina is a world champion sabre fencer. Dyachenko took part in the team sabre event for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a reserve of the Russia team, which won a gold medal. They defeated the United States by a single hit to win the bronze medal. Dyachenko is also a three-time world champion with the Russian team
He qualified as a full member of the team to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
