Aleksandr Alekseyevich Motuzenko (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Мотузенко, born 11 July 1967), also known as Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Motuzenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Мотузенко), is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event.[1]

Aleksandr Motuzenko
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Alekseyevich Motuzenko
Born11 July 1967 (1967-07-11) (age 56)
Smila, Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1989 Plovdiv K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1990 Poznań K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montreal K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Duisburg K-4 1000 m

Motuzenko also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-4 500 m: 1987, 1989, 1990), two silver (K-4 500 m: 1986, K-4 1000 m: 1990), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1987).

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Motuzenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Full name: Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Motuzenko / Original name: Олександр Олексійович Мотузенко / Other name(s): Aleksandr Alekseyevich Motuzenko, Александр Алексеевич Мотузенко

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