Vadim Menkov
Uzbek canoeist
Vadim Menkov (born 12 February 1987) is an Uzbek male sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-1 1000 m: 2009, 2010), a silver (C-1 500 m: 2013) and two bronze (C-1 500 m: 2010, C-1 1000 m: 2011). Most recently, Menkov won the gold medal in the sprint( C1-1000m) event in canoeing at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Menkov also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fourth in the C-1 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semi-finals of the C-1 500m. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C-1 200 m, finishing 10th, and the C-1 1000 m, finishing 4th again.
Biography
Menkov was born in Toytepa, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. In 2004 he entered to the "Olympic reserver" high-school in Chirchiq. After graduation, he was able to enter the "Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture" in 2007.
Career
Menkov began his career in 2003 under coach Aleksandr Panomaryov.
In 2006 in Doha, he won his first International tournament.
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