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Maksim Opalev

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Maksim Alexandrovich Opalev (Russian: Максим Александрович Опалев; born 4 April 1979) is a retired Russian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event (gold: 2008, silver: 2000, bronze: 2004). Opalev's potential was evident when he won two gold medals as a sixteen-year-old at the 1995 World Junior Championships in Yamanashi, Japan. Competing against opponents two years older than himself he won the C-2 1000 m title (with Konstantin Fomichev) as well as the C-4 500 m gold. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Maksim Opalev is the 4,944th most popular athlete (down from 4,761st in 2024), the 3,435th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,403rd in 2019) and the 298th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1979, Maksim Opalev ranks 1,116. Before him are Juan Manuel Vivaldi, Nobuki Hara, Hideyuki Ujiie, Patrice Bernier, Ahmed Salah Hosny, and Tian Liang. After him are Craig Olejnik, Jaci Velasquez, Fabrice Abriel, Kim Seon-young, Stephan Mølvig, and Jorginho.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Maksim Opalev ranks 3,441 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexandra Stepanova (1995), Larisa Kruglova (1972), Egor Kreed (1994), Magomedrasul Majidov (1986), Vadim Zvjaginsev (1976), Vladimir Tarasenko (1991), Svetlana Vysokova (1972), Olga Ryabinkina (1976), Maxim Vylegzhanin (1982), Irina Starshenbaum (1992), Patimat Abakarova (1994), and Renal Ganeyev (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Maksim Opalev ranks 298. Before him are Aleksey Petrov (1974), Viktor Maigourov (1969), Evgeny Chigishev (1979), Natalia Paderina (1975), Alexandra Stepanova (1995), and Olga Ryabinkina (1976). After him are Luiza Noskova (1968), Sebastian Bayer (1986), Yuliya Pakhalina (1977), Alexandr Zubkov (1974), Olga Vilukhina (1988), and Olga Kucherenko (1985).

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