Valentin Demyanenko

Valentin Demyanenko
Demyanenko at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine (until 2007)
 Azerbaijan (since 2007)
Born23 October 1983 (1983-10-23) (age 40)
Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's sprint canoeing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Szeged C-1 200 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Poznań C-1 200 m
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth C-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged C-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged C-1 4 x 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brandenburg C-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade C-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 200 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku C-1 200 m

Valentin Yuryevich Demyanenko (Ukrainian: Валенти́н Ю́рійович Дем'я́ненко, romanized: Valentyn Yuriyovych Demyanenko, Azerbaijani: Valentin Yuryeviç Demyanenko [a]), born 23 October 1983 in Cherkassy, Cherkassy Raion, Cherkassy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Cherkasy, Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine), is a former Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani flatwater canoeist. He is a four times world champion, three times European champion and silver medalist of 2016 Summer Olympics in C-1 200 metres.
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