Anton Ryakhov

Anton Ryakhov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Competitor for  Russia
World Championships
Silver 2001 Poznań K-1 500 m
Silver 2002 Seville K-1 200 m
Silver 2006 Szeged K-1 500 m
Bronze 2001 Poznań K-1 200 m
Bronze 2002 Seville K-1 500 m
Bronze 2003 Gainesville K-1 200 m
Bronze 2005 Zagreb K-1 200 m
Bronze 2010 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Bronze 2011 Szeged K-4 1000 m
European Championships
Silver 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m

Anton Ryakhov (born May 29, 1980) is an Uzbek-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-1 200 m: 2002, K-1 500 m: 2001, 2006) and six bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2001, 2003, 2005; K-1 500 m: 2002, K-2 1000 m: 2010, K-4 1000 m: 2011).

Ryakhov also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Beijing in 2008. Until the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ryakhov competed for Uzbekistan. Since those games, he has competed for Russia.

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