Milko Georgiev Kazanov (, sometimes listed as Milko Kazakov, born 11 February 1970 in

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) is a

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sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed from the early 1990s to 2005. Competing in four

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. Kazanov also won a bronze in the K-4 1000 m event at the

2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (canoe), Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in nine events, all in kayak. This was ...

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. He has also won three European Championship medals, two silvers (K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m) in

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in 1999 and bronze (K-4 1000 m) in

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in 2000. Kazanov is tall and weighs . He is now a member of the Levski Canoe/Kayak Club in

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