Nikita Gubenko

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Nikita Gubenko
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born1994 (age 2425)
Sport
CountryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Sport Canoe slalom
Event(s)K1, Extreme K1

Nikita Gubenko (born 1994) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011. [1]

Canoe slalom discipline in sport of canoeing and kayaking, to navigate through a course of hanging gates on river rapids

Canoe slalom is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport.

He won a silver medal in the Extreme K1 event at the 2019 Extreme Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague. [2]

The 2019 Canoe Slalom World Cup is a series of five races in several canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It is the 32nd edition.

Prague Capital of Czechia

Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the northwest of Czechia on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2018 1 Jul 2018 Kraków 1stExtreme K1
2019 8 September 2019 Prague 2ndExtreme K1 1
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

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References

  1. "Nikita GUBENKO (RUS)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "Extreme K1M official result list – 2019 World Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2019.