Mikhail Kuznetsov (canoeist)

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Mikhail Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov (left) and Larionov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 May 1985 (1985-05-14) (age 38)
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing C-2
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Markkleeberg C-2 team

Mikhail Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Кузнецов; born 14 May 1985) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s in the C2 class together with his partner Dmitry Larionov.

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also finished 14th in 2012 and 6th in 2016 in the same event.[2]

He won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2015 European Championships.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mikhail Kuznetsov". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mikhail Kuznetsov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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