Yevgeny Salakhov

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Salakhov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Салахов; born 25 January 1979) is a Russian former canoe sprinter. Competing in the K-1 4 × 200 m event he won a silver medal at the 2011 and a bronze at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.^[1]

Yevgeny Salakhov

Personal information
Born	25 January 1979 (1979-01-25) (age 46)[1] Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Dynamo Omsk
Retired	2013[2]
Medal record Representing Russia World Championships 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m

Salakhov also participated in the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, with the best result of fifth place in 2012.^[1] His mother is a former canoe coach. Salakhov is married to Yulia Salakhova (née Kamalova, unrelated to the Olympic canoer Yuliana Salakhova). They have a daughter Eva, and work as canoe coaches in Sysert.^[2][3]