Mikhail Kuznetsov (canoeist)
Russian canoeist
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Mikhail Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Кузнецов; born 14 May 1985) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s in the C2 class together with his partner Dmitry Larionov.
Kuznetsov (left) and Larionov at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 May 1985 (age 41) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also finished 14th in 2012 and 6th in 2016 in the same event.[2]
He won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2015 European Championships.
