Serhiy Volodymyrovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Петренко; born 8 December 1956) is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1976. He also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-1 500 m: 1974, 1975; C-2 10000 m: 1977), three silvers (C-1 500 m: 1978, 1979; C-2 500 m: 1982), and one bronze (C-2 10000 m: 1983).[1]

Serhiy Petrenko
Petrenko (left) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1956-12-08) December 8, 1956 (age 67)
Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubLokomotiv Odessa
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia C-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Duisburg C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1982 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m

References edit

  1. ^ Serhiy Petrenko. Sports-reference.com

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