Mikhail Kuznetsov (canoeist)

Mikhail Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Кузнецов; born 14 May 1985) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s in the C2 class together with his partner Dmitry Larionov.

Mikhail Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov (left) and Larionov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 May 1985 (1985-05-14) (age 38)
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing C-2
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Markkleeberg C-2 team

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also finished 14th in 2012 and 6th in 2016 in the same event.[2]

He won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2015 European Championships.

References edit

  1. ^ "Mikhail Kuznetsov". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mikhail Kuznetsov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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