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Viktor Melantyev
Melantyev in 2016
Personal information
Full nameViktor Sergeyevich Melantyev
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 38)
Bryukhovetskaya, Krasnodar Krai,
RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportCanoe sprint
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth C-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged C-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg C-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow C-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged C-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged C-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen C-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen C-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Milan C-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brandenburg C-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brandenburg C-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice C-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow C-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade C-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brandenburg C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg C-1 1000 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan C-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan C-2 1000 m

Viktor Sergeyevich Melantyev (Russian: Виктор Сергеевич Мелантьев; born 2 June 1986) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth with a gold in the C-1 4 × 200 m, a silver in the C-4 200 m, and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.[citation needed]

Melantev also competed in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals.[citation needed]