Vadim Menkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Uzbek canoeist
Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1987
Place of Birth: Nurafshon, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan
Profession: canoeist
Nationality: Uzbekistan
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Vadim Menkov
- Vadim Menkov (born February 12, 1987) is an Uzbek male sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.
- He has won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-1 1000 m: 2009, 2010), a silver (C-1 500 m: 2013) and two bronze (C-1 500 m: 2010, C-1 1000 m: 2011).
- Most recently, Vadim won the gold medal in the sprint C1-1000m event in canoeing at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Menkov also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fourth in the C-1 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semi-finals of the C-1 500m.
- At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C-1 200 m, finishing 10th, and the C-1 1000 m, finishing 4th again.
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