Alexej Baumgärtner (also spelled Baumgaertner; born 13 July 1988) is a Russian-born German speed skater.

[1][2] As of September 2014, Baumgärtner's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 8th, in the 2012 10000 metres.

He won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships as part of the German team pursuit squad.

As of September 2014, Baumgärtner has three podium finishes, as part of the German team pursuit squad.

His best individual World Cup finish is 5th, in a mass start race at Heerenveen in 2011–12.