Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Samara Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.6: Russia |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2019 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Mar 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Anna Panferova, RUS; Alexander Mileev, RUS; Nikolay Sergeyev, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Samara, RUS |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Fishing. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began paddling in 1997 in Pobeda, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the C1 1000m event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His physical education teacher introduced him to the sport. He combined paddling and cross-country skiing for a while but eventually focused on paddling. "My brother trained very seriously [in paddling]. He is three years older, and it was nice seeing him coming home from warm cities with medals. On the contrary, I went skiing in cold cities with a large bag of things. I was more attracted to heat." |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rsport.ria.ru, 19 Apr 2020) |
| Other information |
RIO MEDAL UPGRADE
He finished fourth in the C1 1000m event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but he was upgraded to the bronze medal position after the medal won by Moldovan paddler Serghei Tarnovschi was withdrawn in July 2017 due to an anti-doping rule violation. (tass.ru, 20 Apr 2020, 15 Jan 2019; insidethegames.biz, 11 Jul 2017) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Szeged
Racice
Milan
Moscow
Duisburg
Poznan
Overall
Belgrade
Copenhagen
Vichy
Zagreb
Plovdiv
Trasona
Schinias