Vadim Menkov (born 12 February 1987) is an Uzbek male

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ist who has competed since the late 2000s. He has won six medals at the

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with two golds (C-1 1000 m:

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), a silver (C-1 500 m:

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) and two bronze (C-1 500 m: 2010, C-1 1000 m:

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). Most recently, Menkov won the gold medal in the sprint C1-1000m event in canoeing at the 2010 Asian Games in

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. Menkov also competed at the

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, finishing fourth in the C-1 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semi-finals of the C-1 500m. At the

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he competed in the C-1 200 m, finishing 10th, and the C-1 1000 m, finishing 4th again.

Biography

Menkov was born in Toytepa,

Tashkent Region Tashkent Region ( uz, Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти, russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien ...

, Uzbekistan. In 2004 he entered to the "Olympic reserver" high-school in

Chirchiq Chirchiq, also spelled as Chirchik, ( uz, Chirchiq / Чирчиқ; russian: Чирчик) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the river Chirchiq (river), Chirchiq. Chirchiq ...

. After graduation he was able to enter the "Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture" in 2007.

Career

Menkov began his career in 2003 under coach Aleksandr Panomaryov. In 2006 in

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, he won his first International tournament. That same year he won the Asian Championship in canoeing, and went on to take the second place in the Canoe World Championship, which was held in Poland. He competed in the

in Beijing, where he achieved the 4th place in the C-1 1000 meter event. In 2009, Menkov won number of International tournaments which were held in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. Due to his results he was recognized as the 2009 Canoe Athlete of the Year by the

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. In 2012 he represented Uzbekistan at the

in London. He finished 4th with a time of 3:49.255. At the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

he won the gold medal in the men's C-1 1000 m event. Menkov is one of the most recognized sportsmen in Uzbekistan, holding the title of "Honoured Master of Sport in Uzbekistan" since 2014.

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