Oleg Gorobiy (Russian: Олег Горобий), born 7 February 1971 in Voronezh) is a Russian canoe sprinter who competed from 1990 to 2003. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.
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1996 Atlanta | K-4 1000 m |
World Championships | ||
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1990 Poznań | K-4 500 m |
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1991 Paris | K-4 500 m |
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1993 Copenhagen | K-4 500 m |
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1994 Mexico City | K-4 200 m |
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1994 Mexico City | K-4 500 m |
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1994 Mexico City | K-4 1000 m |
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1995 Duisburg | K-4 500 m |
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1997 Dartmouth | K-4 200 m |
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1995 Duisburg | K-4 200 m |
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1993 Copenhagen | K-4 1000 m |
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1999 Milan | K-4 200 m |
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2001 Poznań | K-4 1000 m |
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2003 Gainesville | K-4 500 m |
Gorobiy won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-4 200 m: 1994, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995; K-4 1000 m: 1994), a silver (K-4 200 m: 1995), and five bronzes (K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 1991, 2003; K-4 1000 m: 1993, 2001).
In 2004 he joined the national Dragon boat squad as a helmsman, winning four gold medals at the 2004 European championships at Stockton-on-Tees, England.
Height: 1.91 m (6'3"), race weight: 94 kg (207 lbs).
References
edit- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
- Oleg Goroby at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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