Viktor Reneysky
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Viktor Iosifovich Reneysky (or Reneischi) , born January 24, 1967 in Babruysk
, is a sprint canoer
from Belarus
who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova
in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe
paddler of his generation. Reneysky trained at Dynamo in Babruysk
.
Reneysky and Juravschi won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics
as competitors for the USSR. This success was followed by consecutive C-2 500 m world championship golds in 1989 and 1990.
C-4 events were included in the world championships for the first time and were initially dominated by the USSR. Reneysky won double C-4 gold (500 m and 1000 m) in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Despite this run of success Reneysky and Juravschi were not selected for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
, having been defeated in the trials by Maseikov
and Dovgalenok
who justified their inclusion by going on to win the C-2 500 m gold medal.
The break-up of the Soviet Union meant that Reneysky and Juravschi went their separate ways. Reneysky is from Belarus whereas Juravschi represented Romania
and then his newly-independent homeland of Moldova.
However in 1995 Juravschi persuaded his former partner to join forces once more and represent Moldova at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
. They won silver, Moldova's first-ever Olympic medal.
The following year Reneysky was competing for his native Belarus
and won the final world championship gold (C-4 200 m) of his career.
Reneysky then went into coaching as is now head of the Belarus national team. In 2005 in Plovdiv
, Bulgaria
, he saw his young (average age 19) protégés (Rabchanka
/ Vaitsishkin
/ Shcharbak / Vauchetski) beat his own sixteen-year-old C-4 1000 m senior world record.
Babruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...
, is a sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
from Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe
Sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a special type of canoe used in the sport of flatwater canoe racing.A one-person sprint canoe is 5.20 metres long; a traveling canoe of a similar length would be suitable for 2 to 3 people with gear...
paddler of his generation. Reneysky trained at Dynamo in Babruysk
Babruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...
.
Reneysky and Juravschi won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
as competitors for the USSR. This success was followed by consecutive C-2 500 m world championship golds in 1989 and 1990.
C-4 events were included in the world championships for the first time and were initially dominated by the USSR. Reneysky won double C-4 gold (500 m and 1000 m) in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Despite this run of success Reneysky and Juravschi were not selected for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, having been defeated in the trials by Maseikov
Aleksandr Maseikov
Aleksandr Masiekov , is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s...
and Dovgalenok
Dmitri Dovgalenok
Dmitri Dovgalenok , is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s...
who justified their inclusion by going on to win the C-2 500 m gold medal.
The break-up of the Soviet Union meant that Reneysky and Juravschi went their separate ways. Reneysky is from Belarus whereas Juravschi represented Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and then his newly-independent homeland of Moldova.
However in 1995 Juravschi persuaded his former partner to join forces once more and represent Moldova at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
. They won silver, Moldova's first-ever Olympic medal.
The following year Reneysky was competing for his native Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and won the final world championship gold (C-4 200 m) of his career.
Reneysky then went into coaching as is now head of the Belarus national team. In 2005 in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, he saw his young (average age 19) protégés (Rabchanka
Dzmitry Rabchanka
Dzmitry Rabchanka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds , two silvers , and one bronze .-References:***...
/ Vaitsishkin
Dzmitry Vaitsishkin
Dzmitry Vaitsishkin is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds , two silvers , and one bronze .-References:***...
/ Shcharbak / Vauchetski) beat his own sixteen-year-old C-4 1000 m senior world record.