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Oleg Zhestkov

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Oleg Zhestkov
Zhestkov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameOleg Aleksandrovich Zhestkov
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportCanoe sprint
ClubDynamo
Coached byAlexander Shishkin[3]
V.S. Mikhailovsky[1]
Alexander Zhdanov (national)[4]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged K–4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K–4 1000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Moscow K–4 1000 m
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K–4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan K–4 1000 m

Oleg Aleksandrovich Zhestkov (Russian: Олег Александрвоич Жестков; born 20 January 1987) is a Russian sprint canoeist who competes in the four-man K-4 1000 m event. He won the world title in 2013, placing third in 2011, and had a silver medal at the 2016 European Championships. His teams finished seventh at the 2012 and ninth at the 2016 Olympics.[4]

In March 2019 Zhestkov tested positive for the banned substance EPO, receiving a four-year ban.[5]

Zhestkov was born in Omsk, but later moved to Krasnodar.[1] He took up kayaking following his two brothers, his mother and his cousin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c ЖЕСТКОВ Олег Александрович. komanda2016.ru
  2. ^ Oleg Zhestkov Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Oleg Zhestkov. london2012.com
  4. ^ a b c Oleg Zhestkov. nbcolympics.com
  5. ^ "Russian canoeist banned for using EPO". ICF - Planet Canoe. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.


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