Andrei Viktaravich Bahdanovich (Belarusian: Андрэй Віктаравіч Багдановіч, born 15 October 1987) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist. He won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, rowing together with his brother Aliaksandr Bahdanovich. They finished second in the same event in 2012 Summer Olympics and fourth in the C-2 500 m in 2008.[1]

Andrei Bahdanovich
Andrei (left) and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich on a 2010 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 36)
Mahilyow, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C-1 500 m, C-2 1000 m, C-4 200 m, C-4 500 m, C-4 1000 m
ClubBSKP Mahilyow
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Szeged C-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged C-4 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku C-2 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Pontevedra C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Pontevedra C-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2008 Milan C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Račice C-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade C-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Moscow C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv C-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Račice C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Pontevedra C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Milan C-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brandenburg C-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb C-2 1000 m
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan C-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan C-1 500 m

Bahadanovich also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-2 1000 m: 2010) and a bronze (C-4 1000 m: 2006).

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrey Bogdanovich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

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