Denis Gankin (born 13 December 1989 in
Taldykorgan
Taldykorgan ( kk, Талдықорған/Taldyqorğan; russian: Талдыкорган), known as ''Taldy-Kurgan'' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Res ...
,
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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Soviet Union
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) is a Kazakhstani
archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
. He
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he reached the second round.
He is the brother of
Artyom Gankin.
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Kazakhstani male archers
1989 births
Living people
Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic archers for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
Archers at the 2014 Asian Games
Archers at the 2018 Asian Games
People from Taldykorgan
Sportspeople from Almaty Region
Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan
Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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