Valentin DEMYANENKO (AZE)
Azerbaijan
Age:
42 years
Federation:
AZERBAIJAN CANOE & ROWING FEDERATION
Biography
General Interest
Nicknames
Dimyan (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015)
Hobbies
Cars. (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015)
Awards and honours
He was named among the 10 Best Athletes of Azerbaijan in 2009. (rowing-az.clan.su, 25 Dec 2009)
Other information
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first male Azerbaijani sprint paddler to win a medal at the Olympic Games when he claimed silver in the C1 200m at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Aug 2016)
FROM UKRAINE TO AZERBAIJAN
He originally competed in canoe sprint for Ukraine, representing the nation at the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2009 he switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan. (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015; sports-reference.com, 2012)
He became the first male Azerbaijani sprint paddler to win a medal at the Olympic Games when he claimed silver in the C1 200m at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Aug 2016)
FROM UKRAINE TO AZERBAIJAN
He originally competed in canoe sprint for Ukraine, representing the nation at the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2009 he switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan. (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015; sports-reference.com, 2012)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began competing in canoe sprint in 1995.
Club / Team
Kur Club: Azerbaijan
Name of coach
Dmitri Sablinin [national], RUS; Anatoly Dudnyk, UKR, from 2011
Further Personal Information
Date of birth
23 October 1983
Height
195 cm
Weight
92 kg
Residence
Cherkasy, UKR
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
