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Michael Kolganov

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Michael "Misha" Kolganov (or Kalganov, Hebrew: מיכאל (מישה) קולגנוב, Russian: Михаил Калганов; born 24 October 1974) is a USSR-born Israeli sprint kayaker and former two-time world champion (1998 & 1999). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000. He was the flag bearer for Israel during the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Michael Kolganov is the 3,906th most popular athlete (down from 3,712th in 2024), the 136th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Uzbekistani Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Kolganov ranks 3,906 out of 6,025. Before him are Valentina Tsybulskaya, Hugo González, Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh, Simon Schempp, Adam Krzesiński, and János Martinek. After him are Svetlana Zakharova, An Baul, Kyriakos Ioannou, Tim Lobinger, Lukas Hofer, and Zhang Wenxiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Michael Kolganov ranks 884. Before him are Sibelis Veranes, Fredrik Modin, Monika Kryemadhi, Ryan Seacrest, Derek Kolstad, and Imed Ben Younes. After him are Niklas Sundin, Mahesh Bhupathi, Christian Riganò, Joe Perry, Sofia Ledarp, and Fabiana Luperini.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Michael Kolganov ranks 136 out of 190. Before him are Marina Shmonina (1965), Akgul Amanmuradova (1984), Muhammad Abdullaev (1973), Fozil Musaev (1989), Rafig Huseynov (1988), and Varvara Lepchenko (1986). After him are Anzur Ismailov (1985), Valery Zakharevich (1967), Pavel Bugalo (1974), Rustam Saidov (1978), Ignatiy Nesterov (1983), and Karim Tulaganov (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Uzbekistan

Among athletes born in Uzbekistan, Michael Kolganov ranks 9. Before him are Sultan Rakhmanov (1950), Sergey Belyayev (1960), Tatyana Kotova (1976), Abdullo Tangriev (1981), Hasanboy Dusmatov (1993), and Marina Shmonina (1965). After him are Valery Zakharevich (1967), Leilia Adzhametova (1994), Ruslan Nurudinov (1991), Ekaterina Khilko (1982), Kim Yeong-nam (null), and Ulugbek Rashitov (2002).

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