Ilya Medvedev

Ilya Medvedev
Personal information
Full nameIlya Leonidovich Medvedev
Born (1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 42)
St. Petersburg
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 PoznańK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2011 SzegedK-4 1000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 1000 m

Ilya Leonidovich Medvedev (Илья Леонидович Медведев, born 18 November 1983) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed since the late 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań and in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Medvedev finished eighth the K-4 1000 m event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m and seventh in the K-4 1000 m.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilya Medvedev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.