Vadzim Makhneu
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Vadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev (born December 21, 1979 in Minsk
) is a Belarus
ian flatwater canoer
who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 2008
) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2004
, 2008).
Makhneu never represented Belarus as a junior but won four European championship gold medals for his country at under-23 level as a member of the K-4 crew.
In 2001 he was promoted to the senior K-4 boat and won his first senior medals at the European championships in Milan
(K-4 500 m bronze and K-4 1000 m bronze). A year later the same crew went to the world championships
in Seville
and took the K-4 500 m silver medal.
In 2003, Makhneu formed a K-2 partnership with Raman Piatrushenka
, moving to Mozyr to work under Piatrushenka's coach Vladimir Shantarovich. In their first season together the pair won the 500 m silver medal at the world championships
in Gainesville
, USA.
Both men were still competing in the K-4 as well and had won another 500 m European medal, this time silver, in 2004.
This decision was amply rewarded in 2005 when the Belarus K-4 500 m crew of Piatrushenka/Abalmasau
/Turchyn
/Makhneu were crowned first European and then world champions.
He would win nine more medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a bronze in 2006 (K-4 1000 m), two more in 2007 (K-2 200 m: gold, K-2 500 m: silver), and four golds in 2009
(K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 200 m, K-4 1000 m), and in 2010
, a gold (K-2 500 m) and a silver (K-4 1000 m).
Makhneu is 195 cm (6'5") tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs). In 2005 he secretly married Alina, the receptionist of the hotel he had lived in while training in Mozyr.
His father, Gennady
, finished seventh for the Soviet Union
in the K-4 1000 m
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
.
Minsk
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) is a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian flatwater canoer
Canoe racing
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who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 2008
2008 Summer Olympics
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) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
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, 2008).
Makhneu never represented Belarus as a junior but won four European championship gold medals for his country at under-23 level as a member of the K-4 crew.
In 2001 he was promoted to the senior K-4 boat and won his first senior medals at the European championships in Milan
Milan
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(K-4 500 m bronze and K-4 1000 m bronze). A year later the same crew went to the world championships
2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events...
in Seville
Seville
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and took the K-4 500 m silver medal.
In 2003, Makhneu formed a K-2 partnership with Raman Piatrushenka
Raman Piatrushenka
Raman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000...
, moving to Mozyr to work under Piatrushenka's coach Vladimir Shantarovich. In their first season together the pair won the 500 m silver medal at the world championships
2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place....
in Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia
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, USA.
Both men were still competing in the K-4 as well and had won another 500 m European medal, this time silver, in 2004.
This decision was amply rewarded in 2005 when the Belarus K-4 500 m crew of Piatrushenka/Abalmasau
Aliaksei Abalmasau
Aliaksei Abalmasau is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 1998...
/Turchyn
Dziamyan Turchyn
Dziamyan Turchyn is a Belarusian sprint canoer....
/Makhneu were crowned first European and then world champions.
He would win nine more medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a bronze in 2006 (K-4 1000 m), two more in 2007 (K-2 200 m: gold, K-2 500 m: silver), and four golds in 2009
2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2009 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997...
(K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 200 m, K-4 1000 m), and in 2010
2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 19–22 August 2010 in Poznań, Poland, on Lake Malta. This is the third time that the Polish city will host the championships, having done so previously in 1990 and 2001...
, a gold (K-2 500 m) and a silver (K-4 1000 m).
Makhneu is 195 cm (6'5") tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs). In 2005 he secretly married Alina, the receptionist of the hotel he had lived in while training in Mozyr.
His father, Gennady
Gennady Makhnev
Gennady Makhnev is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event....
, finished seventh for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:14 crews entered in two heats on July 31, but two teams withdrew...
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
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.