Serhiy Petrenko

Serhiy Volodymyrovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Петренко; born 8 December 1956) is a retired Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1976. He also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-1 500 m: 1974, 1975; C-2 10000 m: 1977), three silvers (C-1 500 m: 1978, 1979; C-2 500 m: 1982), and one bronze (C-2 10000 m: 1983).[1]

For the Ukrainian hockey player, see Sergei Petrenko. For the Soviet and Russian football player and coach, see Sergei Petrenko (footballer).

Serhiy Petrenko
Petrenko (left) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born8 December 1956 (1956-12-08) (age 66)
Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubLokomotiv Odessa
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealC-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico CityC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1975 BelgradeC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaC-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1978 BelgradeC-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1979 DuisburgC-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1982 BelgradeC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1983 TampereC-2 10000 m

References
  1. Serhiy Petrenko. Sports-reference.com
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