Yevgeny Salakhov
Russian canoeist
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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Salakhov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Салахов; born 25 January 1979) is a Russian former canoe sprinter. Competing in the K-1 4 × 200 m event he won a silver medal at the 2011 and a bronze at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[1]
Born25 January 1979 (age 47)[1]
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
SportCanoe sprint
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 January 1979 (age 47)[1] Yekaterinburg, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Omsk | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Salakhov also participated in the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, with the best result of fifth place in 2012.[1] His mother is a former canoe coach. Salakhov is married to Yulia Salakhova (née Kamalova, unrelated to the Olympic canoer Yuliana Salakhova). They have a daughter Eva, and work as canoe coaches in Sysert.[2][3]
