# Valentin Demyanenko
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{{Short description|Ukrainian-Azerbaijani canoeist}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = 2013-09-01 Kanu Renn WM 2013 by Olaf Kosinsky-13.jpg
| caption = Demyanenko at the 2013 World Championships
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 October 1983}}
| birth_place = [Cherkasy](/source/Cherkasy), [Ukrainian SSR](/source/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)
| nationality = {{UKR}} (until 2007)
{{AZE}} (since 2007)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [sprint canoeing](/source/Canoe_racing)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{UKR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold | [2005 Zagreb](/source/2005_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships) | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver | [2006 Szeged](/source/2006_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships) | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2005 Poznań](/source/2005_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships) |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver| [2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | [C-1 200 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_200_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold | [2009 Dartmouth](/source/2009_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships) | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [2011 Szeged](/source/2011_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships) | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [2013 Duisburg](/source/2013_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[2011 Szeged](/source/2011_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|C-1 4 x 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold | [2009 Brandenburg](/source/2009_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships) |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [2011 Belgrade](/source/2011_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships) |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [2011 Belgrade](/source/2011_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships) |C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver| [2013 Montemor-o-Velho](/source/2013_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships) |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Games](/source/European_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver| [2015 Baku](/source/2015_European_Games) |C-1 200 m}}
}}
'''Valentin Yuryevich Demyanenko''' ({{langx|uk|Валенти́н Ю́рійович Дем'я́ненко|Valentyn Yuriyovych Demyanenko}}, {{langx|az|Valentin Yuryeviç Demyanenko}}{{efn|
* [Russian](/source/Russian_language) spelling used in [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan): ''Valentin Yuryeviç Demyanenko'' ([Latin script](/source/Latin_script)) {{small|([az](/source/%3Aaz%3AValentin_Demyanenko))}}, [Iranian Azerbaijan](/source/Iranian_Azerbaijan): ﻭاﻝﻥﺕیﻥ يوريويچ ﺩﻡیاﻥﻥکﻭ ([Perso-Arabic script](/source/Perso-Arabic_script)) {{small|([azb](/source/%3Aazb%3A%EF%BB%AD%D8%A7%EF%BB%9D%EF%BB%A5%EF%BA%95%DB%8C%EF%BB%A5_%EF%BA%A9%EF%BB%A1%DB%8C%D8%A7%EF%BB%A5%EF%BB%A5%DA%A9%EF%BB%AD))}} and [Dagestan](/source/Dagestan) ([Russia](/source/Russia)): Валентин Јурјевич Демјаненко ([Cyrillic script](/source/Cyrillic_script)).
* [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) spelling used in Azerbaijan: ''Valentın Yuriyovıç Demyanenko'' (Latin script), Iranian Azerbaijan: ﻭاﻝﻥﺕیﻥ يورىيوْويچ ﺩﻡیاﻥﻥکﻭ (Perso-Arabic script) and Dagestan (Russia): Валентын Јуријовыч Демјаненко (Cyrillic script).}}; born 23 October 1983) is a Ukrainian-born [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan)i former [flatwater canoeist](/source/canoe_racing). He is a four times world champion, three times European champion and silver medalist of [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [C-1 200 metres](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_200_metres).
==Career==
Demyanenko was a late developer as a canoeist and only came to prominence in 2004 with a shock victory in the C-1 500m final at the European under-23 championships in [Poznań](/source/Pozna%C5%84), Poland. His time of under 1:50 was comparable with those recorded by the [finalists at the Athens Olympics](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics).
In 2005 his coaches judged he was ready to take on the seniors but no one expected what was to follow. In his first international appearance as a senior he won a silver medal at the 2005 European championships in the C-1 200m sprint, just one tenth of a second behind the three-times champion [Maxim Opalev](/source/Maxim_Opalev) of [Russia](/source/Russia).[http://ultrasport.az/index.php?newsid=107 Ultrasport]
The following month, at the [2005 Flatwater Racing World Championships](/source/2005_Flatwater_Racing_World_Championships) at [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb), Croatia, he was entered in two events. In the C-1 500m he came fourth. Then in the C-1 200m final he turned the tables on Opalev, winning the final in a time of 39.264 seconds.
After these successes Demyanenko began to concentrate on the C1 500m in preparation for the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), where there would be no 200m races. He didn't appear at the 2006 European Senior Championships; instead he was entered for the under-23 championships in Schinias, Greece, where he won the C1 500m silver medal. At the [senior World Championships](/source/2006_Flatwater_Racing_World_Championships) in [Szeged](/source/Szeged), Hungary, however he returned to the 200m distance to defend his title, finishing with the silver medal. In both events he was beaten by Russia's [Nikolay Lipkin](/source/Nikolay_Lipkin).[http://en.trend.az/news/sports/1525855.html Trend]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{ICF|valentin-demyanenko}}
* {{Olympics.com|valentin-demyanenko}}
* {{Olympedia}}
{{Olympic medalists for Azerbaijan}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 200 m Men}}
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