Aleh Yurenia ( be, Алег Алегавіч Юрэня; 21 May 1990) is a Belarusian
sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.
He has won six
World Championships
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medals; one gold (K-1 5000 m:
2019
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), two silvers (K-1 1000 m:
2011,
2013
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) and three bronzes (K-1 1000 m:
2010,
, K-1 5000 m:
2017
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). In June 2015, he competed in the
inaugural European Games, for
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
in
canoe sprint
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are s ...
, in the Men's K-4 1000m with
Raman Piatrushenka
Raman Ivanavich Piatrushenka or Roman Petrushenko ( be, Раман Іванавіч Пятрушэнка; born 25 December 1980) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals ...
,
Pavel Miadzvedzeu, and
Vitaliy Bialko. He earned a bronze medal.
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Belarusian male canoeists
Living people
1990 births
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Belarus
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
European Games medalists in canoeing
Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
European Games bronze medalists for Belarus
Canoeists at the 2019 European Games
People from Slonim
Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Grodno Region
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