Sergey Galkov
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1991 Paris | K-4 500 m | |
| 1993 Copenhagen | K-4 10000 m | |
Sergey Vitalievich Galkov (Russian: Сергей Витальевич Галков; 9 May 1965 – 10 January 2026) was a Soviet and Russian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1991 (K-4 500 m for the Soviet Union) and 1993 (K-4 10000 m for Russia).
Biography
Galkov was born in Moscow on 9 May 1965. He also competed in the K-2 1000 m event for the Soviets at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but was eliminated in the semifinals.
Galkov died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 60.[1]
References
Sources
- 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)
- Sports-reference.com profile