Aliaksei Abalmasau

Aliaksei Abalmasau

Aliaksei Abalmasau (or Aleksey Abalmasov) ( _be. Аляксей Абалмасаў) (born 20 June 1980 in Barysaŭ) is a Belarusian flatwater canoer and current world champion. He is also Olympic champion in the K-4 1000 m event.

As a junior he had won a kayak K4 500m bronze medal at the 1998 Junior World Championships in Nyköping, Sweden but he first came to prominence in 2000 when he won three gold medals at the European under-23 championships at Boulogne, France - the two-man (K2) 1000m with Vadzim Makhneu and both K4 events (500m and 1000m). They retained both K4 under-23 titles in 2002.

The under-23 K-4 gold medalists were gradually promoted to the Belarus senior boat. Abalmasau's first senior appearance was at the 2000 European championships. They rapidly challenged the world's elite, winning two bronze medals at the European championships in Milan in 2001 and the world championship silver medal in Seville in 2002. In 2003 however excellent early-season results were not repeated at the world championships in Gainesville, USA as they finished out of the medals.

In 2004, with Dziamyan Turchyn now on board in place of Aliaksei Skurkouski they won the senior European 500m silver medal in Poznań, Poland. In the Olympic final in Athens they finished sixth.

In 2005 the Belarus K4 crew established themselves as the world's number one 500m boat. A gold medal in the European final was followed by victory at the 2005 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. They also won the bronze medal in the 200m final.

At the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, Abalmasau and his K4 team-mates did not defend their 500m title, focusing instead on their least favourite distance, the 1000m, which will be the only K4 event at the Beijing Olympics. They won the silver medal, their best result yet over the Olympic distance. The following day they showed their sprinting credentials by winning the gold medal in the 200m final.

At the 2006 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, the same strategy was used. In the 1000m they took the bronze medal, again their best-ever showing, although coach Shantarovich said they should have won, accusing the crew of lacking a "killer instinct" in major championships. In the 200m final however they finished in last place after Vadzim Makhneu broke a blade. The 2006 season also saw victories at the Poznan, Duisburg and Guangdong regattas.

The ever-reliable Abalmasau is perhaps the unsung hero of the crew. He is 182 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 77 kg (170 lbs).

World Championship medals

* 2006 World Championships - bronze medal, K4 1000m
* 2005 World Championships - gold medal, K4 500m
* 2005 World Championships - bronze medal, K4, 200m
* 2002 World Championships - silver medal, K4 500m

See also

* List of Canoe/Kayak athletes by Country


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