Zakhar Petrov (born 13 May 2002) is a Russian canoeist. He represented Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Zakhar Petrov
Personal information
Born (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)[1]
Home townRyazan, Russia
Sport
CountryRussia
SportCanoe sprint
Event(s)C–1 500 m, C–2 1000 m
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  ANA
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Samarkand C–2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Samarkand C-4 Mix 500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged C–1 500 m

Career

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Petrov competed at the 2024 European Canoe Sprint Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary and won the C–1 1000 metres, and qualified to represent Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] He finished in fourth place in the C-2 500 metres and C-1 1000 metres events.[5][6]

In June 2024 he competed at the 2024 Canoe Sprint European Championships and won a silver medal in the C-1 500 metres event with a time of 1:50.442.[7] In August 2024 he competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the C–2 1000 metres event with a time of 3:41.510.[8][9]

Major results

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Olympic Games

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Year C-1 1000 C-2 500
2024 4 4

World championships

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Year C-1 500 C-2 1000 XC-4 500
2024 DNF FA    

References

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  1. ^ "Zakhar Petrov". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Paris 2024 quotas decided in Szeged". canoeicf.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Individual Neutral Athletes at the Olympic Games Paris 2024". olympics.com. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ Andreikovets, Kostia (18 July 2024). "15 Russians and 16 Belarusians will go to the Olympics in Paris. IOC published the list". babel.ua. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Carro, Javier (9 August 2024). "Canoeing sprint: Chinese, Czechs, Germans, and Kiwis reign in finals". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ Hincks, Michael (9 August 2024). "Paris 2024 Canoe Sprint: All results, as Martin Fuksa finally wins gold in the men's canoe single 1000m final". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Campeonato de Europa en aguas tranquilas 2024 (Szeged, Hungría) - Un oro de Antía y María, 2 platas y 3 bronces para España". historiadeportiva.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ Carro, Javier (24 August 2024). "Czech canoeists Fuksa and Dostal, on the gold path in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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