Yury Postrigay

Yury Viktorovich Postrigay (Russian: Ю́рий Ви́кторович Пострига́й; born 31 August 1988) is a Russian canoeist, who won Men's K-2 200 metres Gold Medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Alexander Dyachenko.[1][2][3][4][5]

Yury Postrigay

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Russia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K–1 200 m, K–1 500 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m
Club	Krylatskoye Centre of Sports Preparation
Partner	Alexander Dyachenko
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 London
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2012 London K-2 200 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg K–2 200 m 2019 Szeged K-2 200 m 2013 Duisburg K–1 200 m Relay 2015 Milan K–2 200 m 2011 Szeged K–1 500 m European Championships 2011 Belgrade K-1 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 200 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 200 m Universiade 2013 Kazan K-2 200 m

References

1. "Postrigay, Dyachenko of Russia win gold in 200-meter K-2 at Olympic canoe sprint regatta". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
2. "Britain's McKeever wins inaugural kayak event". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
3. "Yury Postrigay". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. "Russia wins Olympic gold in K-2 200". AP Worldstream. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
5. "Sports-reference Profile". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-06-26.

External links

• Yury Postrigay at the International Canoe Federation
• Yury Postrigay at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)