Yuri Lobanov (sometimes listed as Yuriy Lobanov, 29 September 1952 – 1 May 2017) was a Soviet-born Tajikistani sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 1000 m events with a gold in 1972 and a bronze in 1980. He was affiliated with Tadzhikiston Dushanbe.

Yuri Lobanov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere C-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City C-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade C-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia C-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg C-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1971 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Belgrade C-2 1000 m

Lobanov also won 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten gold (C-2 500 m: 1974, 1975; C-2 1000 m: 1974, 1977, 1979; C-2 10000 m: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979), two silvers (C-2 500 m: 1971, C-2 1000 m: 1973), and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1977, C-2 1000 m: 1978).

Lobanov died on 1 May 2017, aged 64.[1]

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  1. ^ "СКОНЧАЛСЯ ПОБЕДИТЕЛЬ ИГР-1972 ЮРИЙ ЛОБАНОВ". Sport-Express (in Russian). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

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