Sergey Verlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sergey Verlin

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1974

Place of Birth: Voronezh, Azov Governorate, Russia

Profession: coach, politician, canoeist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sergey Verlin (?????? ??????; born October 12, 1974 in Voronezh) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-to-late 1990s.
He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Verlin also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 1994, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1994, 1995), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1995), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1998). After retiring, Verlin went into politics, standing as a candidate for the United Russia party of Vladimir Putin.
Since 2004 he has been a coach of the Russian national kayak squad.