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| Native name | Михаил Калганов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Misha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1974 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoeing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael "Misha" Kolganov (or Kalganov, Hebrew: מיכאל (מישה) קולגנוב, Russian: Михаил Калганов; born 24 October 1974) is a USSR-born Israeli sprint kayaker and former two-time world champion (1998 & 1999). 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 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[2]
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Early life
Mikhail Kolganov was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. He is Jewish.[3][4][5] 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."[3] Kolganov's older brother Andrei also represented the Soviet Union, and was a Soviet youth champion at kayak competition.[3] Kolganov immigrated to Israel in 1995.[5]
Career
Kolganov 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 eighth in the second semifinal of the K-1 500 m. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[6] 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. where 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.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Kolganov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Kolganov to carry Israel flag in Beijing". The Jerusalem Post. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Griver, Simon. "Row Michael Row". Jewish Agency for Israel. Archived from the original on 15 September 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
- ^ a b "A Brief History of Israel at the Games". Haaretz. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
External links
- Michael Kolganov at Olympics.com
- Michael Kolganov at Olympedia
- Michael Kolganov at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Michael Kolganov at The-Sports.org
- Michael Kolganov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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This page was last edited on 9 January 2024, at 04:18