Vladimir Grushikin (russian: Владимир Юрьевич Грушихин; born 11 June 1971 in

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) is an

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n sprint canoeist who competed for

in the early 2000s before competing for

in the mid-2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m at the

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in Gainesville for Russia. Grushikhin also competed in two Summer Olympics. At the

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in Sydney competing for Armenia, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event while being disqualified in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event. Four years later in

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, competing for

, Gurshikhin was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event while finishing ninth in the K-2 500 m event.

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1971 births Living people Armenian male canoeists Russian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Armenia Olympic canoeists for Russia Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Armenian people of Russian descent {{russia-canoe-bio-stub