Vadim Menkov

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Vadim Menkov
Personal information
Born12 February 1987 (1987-02-12) (age 37)
Toytepa, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Dartmouth C-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Poznań C-1 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Duisburg C-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Poznań C-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szeged C-1 1000 m
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon C-1 1000 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Putrajaya C-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 PutrajayaC-4 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Hwacheon C-1 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 HwacheonC-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Tehran C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Samarkand C-1 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 SamarkandC-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Palembang C-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Shanghai C-1 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 PutrajayaC-1 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 PutrajayaC-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 ShanghaiC-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 ShanghaiC-4 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 TehranC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 ShanghaiC-4 1000 m

Vadim Menkov (born 12 February 1987) is an Uzbek male sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-1 1000 m: 2009, 2010), a silver (C-1 500 m: 2013) and two bronze (C-1 500 m: 2010, C-1 1000 m: 2011). Most recently, Menkov won the gold medal in the sprint C1-1000m event in canoeing at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

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Menkov also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fourth in the C-1 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semi-finals of the C-1 500m. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C-1 200 m, finishing 10th, and the C-1 1000 m, finishing 4th again.

Biography

Menkov was born in Toytepa, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. [1] In 2004 he entered to the "Olympic reserver" high-school in Chirchiq. After graduation he was able to enter the "Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture" in 2007. [2]

Career

Menkov began his career in 2003 under coach Aleksandr Panomaryov.

In 2006 in Doha, he won his first International tournament. That same year he won the Asian Championship in canoeing, and went on to take the second place in the Canoe World Championship, which was held in Poland.

He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he achieved the 4th place in the C-1 1000 meter event.

In 2009, Menkov won number of International tournaments which were held in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. Due to his results he was recognized as the 2009 Canoe Athlete of the Year by the International Canoe Federation. [3]

In 2012 he represented Uzbekistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [4] He finished 4th with a time of 3:49.255. [2]

At the 2014 Asian Games he won the gold medal in the men's C-1 1000 m event. [5]

Menkov is one of the most recognized sportsmen in Uzbekistan, holding the title of "Honoured Master of Sport in Uzbekistan" since 2014. [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Vadim MENKOV". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Vadim Menkov". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01.
  5. ↑ "MENKOV Vadim". Incheon2014.kr. The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
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