Oleg Aleksandrovich Zhestkov (russian: Олег Александрвоич Жестков; born 20 January 1987) is a Russian
sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a canoe used in International Canoe Federation canoe sprint. It is an open boat propelled by one, two or four paddlers from a kneeling position, using single-bladed paddles. The difficulty of balance can depend on how wide or nar ...
ist who competes in the four-man K-4 1000 m event. He won the world title in 2013, placing third in 2011, and had a silver medal at the 2016 European Championships. His teams finished seventh at the
2012
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and ninth at the
2016 Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
.
[
In March 2019 Zhestkov tested positive for the banned substance EPO, receiving a four-year ban.]Krasnodar
Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...
.[ He took up kayaking following his two brothers, his mother and his cousin.][
]
References
Russian male canoeists
1987 births
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Russia
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Russia
Doping cases in canoeing
Summer World University Games medalists in canoeing
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Omsk
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