Vladimir Tainikov

Vladimir Tainikov

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1978 Belgrade	K-2 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-2 500 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-2 1000 m

Vladimir Tainikov, Uladzimir Taynikaw (Belarusian: Уладзімір Іванавіч Тайнікаў; born June 23, 1959) is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 1000 m: 1978), a silver (K-4 500 m: 1979), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1978, K-2 1000 m: 1979).

Trainikov also finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Sports-Reference.com profile