Denys Tourtchenkov (russian: Дени́с Вале́рьевич Турченко́в; born 7 October 1978 in Volgograd,

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) is a Russian

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who competed in the early 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the

2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. ...

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with a gold (K-4 500 m), a silver (K-4 200), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m).

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at infosport.ru 1978 births Living people Russian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Volgograd {{russia-canoe-bio-stub