Michael Kolganov
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Representing  Israel |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | K-1 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1998 Szeged | K-1 200 m |
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1999 Milan | K-1 200 m |
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1998 Szeged | K-1 500 m |
Michael Kolganov (Hebrew: מיכאל קלגנוב, born October 24, 1974) is an Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.[1] He was the flag bearer for Israel during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Born Mikhail Kolganov in the former Soviet Union, he is Jewish,[3] and took up canoeing at the age of 14. "I was a fat young boy," he recalled, "and my parents were looking for a hobby for me that would help me lose weight."[4] Kolganov's older brother Andrei also represented the Soviet Union, and was Soviet youth champion in kayak competition.[4]
He has represented Israel in competition since 1997. Kolganov was K-1 200 m world champion in 1998 and 1999, and earned a K-1 500 m silver in 1998.
He represented Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the K-1 500 m bronze medal and finishing fourth in the K-1 1000 m event. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth in the K-1 500 m. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[5] and failed to advance to the final in both the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.
He has also competed in the K-2. At the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, he won the K2 200 m bronze medal with partner Barak Lufan. At the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, Kolganov and Lufan finished fifth in the K-2 200 m and sixth in the K-2 500 m.
Kolganov served in the Israel Defense Forces.[4]
See also
References
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- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
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