Aleksandr Shaparenko

Aleksandr Shaparenko (sometimes shown as Aleksandr Shaporenko, born 16 February 1946) is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (1968: K-2 1000 m, 1972: K-1 1000 m) and one silver (1968: K-1 1000 m).

Aleksandr Shaparenko

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	K-2 1000 m
	1972 Munich	K-1 1000 m
	1968 Mexico City	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1966 East Berlin	K-1 1000 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-2 1000 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 1000 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 10000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 10000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-4 10000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 10000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 1000 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-4 1000 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 1000 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m

Shaparenko also won 13 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (K-1 1000 m: 1966, 1970; K-1 10000 m: 1973, K-2 1000 m: 1966, K-4 10000 m: 1977, 1978, 1979), two silvers (K-1 10000 m: 1974, K-4 1000 m: 1974), and four bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1971, 1973; K-4 1000 m: 1966, 1979).

References

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

External links

• Oleksandr Shaparenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Aleksandr Shaparenko at Olympics.com