Vadzim Makhneu
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Vadzim Hienadzevich•Makhneu |
| Used name | Vadzim•Makhneu |
| Original name | Вадзім Генадзьевіч•Махнеў |
| Other names | Vadim Gennadyevich Makhnyov, Вадим Геннадьевич Махнёв |
| Born | 21 December 1979 in Minsk, Minsk (BLR) |
| Measurements | 196 cm / 100 kg |
| Affiliations | FK Dinamo Minsk, Minsk (BLR) |
| NOC |  Belarus |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Vadim Makhnyov had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 2005 K4 500 m (with Roman Petrushenko, Aleksey Abalmasov, and Demyan Turchin), 1st 2007 K2 200 m (with Petrushenko), 1st 2009 K2 200 m (with Petrushenko), 1st 2009 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko), 1st 2009 K4 200 m (with Petrushenko, Turchin, and the non-Olympian Taras Valko), 1st 2009 K4 1000 m (with Artur Litvinchuk, Petrushenko, and Abalmasov), 1st 2010 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko), 2nd 2002 K4 500 m (with Abalmasov, Petrushenko, and the non-Olympian Aleksey Skurkovsky), 2nd 2003 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko), 2nd 2007 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko), 2nd 2010 K4 1000 m (with Litvinchuk, Petrushenko, and Abalmasov), 2nd 2013 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko), 3rd 2005 K4 200 m (with Petrushenko, Abalmasov, and Turchin), 3rd 2006 K4 1000 m (with Petrushenko, Abalmasov, and Turchin), 3rd 2011 K2 200 m (with Petrushenko), 3rd 2014 K2 500 m (with Petrushenko).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | BLR |
Vadzim Makhneu | |||
| Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Raman Piatrushenka | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Belarus | 6 | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | BLR |
Vadzim Makhneu | |||
| Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Raman Piatrushenka | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Belarus | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | BLR |
Vadzim Makhneu | |||
| Kayak Doubles, 200 metres, Men (Olympic) | Raman Piatrushenka | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Son of Gennady Makhnyov
- Husband of Marharyta Tsishkevich-Makhneva
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (10–6–6 2001 Milano bronze: K4 500 m and K4 1000 m; 2004 Poznań silver: K4 500 m; 2005 Poznań gold: K4 500 m; 2006 Račice gold: K4 200 m, silver: K4 1000 m, bronze: K2 500 m; 2007 Pontevedra gold: K2 200 m, silver: K2 500 m and K4 200 m; 2008 Milano gold: K2 200 m and K4 200 m, bronze: K4 500 m; 2009 Brandenburg an der Havel gold: K2 500 m, K4 200 m, and K4 1000 m, silver: K2 200 m; 2010 Trasona gold: K2 500 m; 2011 Beograd gold: K2 500 m, silver: K2 200 m; 2012 Zagreb bronze: K2 500 m; 2014 Brandenburg an der Havel bronze: K2 500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (7–5–4 2002 Sevilla silver: K4 500 m; 2003 Gainesville silver: K2 500 m; 2005 Zagreb gold: K4 500 m, bronze: K4 200 m; 2006 Szeged bronze: K4 1000 m; 2007 Duisburg gold: K2 200 m, silver: K2 500 m; 2009 Dartmouth gold: K2 200 m, K2 500 m, K4 200 m, and K4 1000 m; 2010 Poznań gold: K2 500 m, silver: K4 1000 m; 2011 Szeged bronze: K2 200 m; 2013 Duisburg silver: K2 500 m; 2014 Moskva bronze: K2 500 m)