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{{Short description|Ukrainian-Azerbaijani canoeist}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = 2013-09-01 Kanu Renn WM 2013 by Olaf Kosinsky-13.jpg
| caption = Demyanenko at the 2013 World Championships
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 October 1983}}
| birth_place = [[Cherkasy]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| nationality = {{UKR}} (until 2007)<br>{{AZE}} (since 2007)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Canoe racing|sprint canoeing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{UKR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2005 Zagreb]] | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2006 Szeged]] | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Canoe Sprint European Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2005 Poznań]] |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 200 metres|C-1 200 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2009 Dartmouth]] | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2011 Szeged]] | C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2013 Duisburg]]|C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|2011 Szeged]]|C-1 4 x 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Canoe Sprint European Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2009 Brandenburg]] |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2011 Belgrade]] |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2011 Belgrade]] |C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2013 Canoe Sprint European Championships|2013 Montemor-o-Velho]] |C-1 200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]] |C-1 200 m}}
}}

'''Valentin Yuryevich Demyanenko''' ({{langx|uk|Валенти́н Ю́рійович Дем'я́ненко|Valentyn Yuriyovych Demyanenko}}, {{langx|az|Valentin Yuryeviç Demyanenko}} {{efn|
* [[Russian language|Russian]] spelling used in [[Azerbaijan]]: ''Valentin Yuryeviç Demyanenko'' ([[Latin script]]) {{small|([[:az:Valentin Demyanenko|az]])}}, [[Iranian Azerbaijan]]: ﻭاﻝﻥﺕیﻥ يوريويچ ﺩﻡیاﻥﻥکﻭ ([[Perso-Arabic script]]) {{small|([[:azb:ﻭاﻝﻥﺕیﻥ ﺩﻡیاﻥﻥکﻭ|azb]])}} and [[Dagestan]] ([[Russia]]): Валентин Јурјевич Демјаненко ([[Cyrillic script]]).
* [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] spelling used in Azerbaijan: ''Valentın Yuriyovıç Demyanenko'' (Latin script), Iranian Azerbaijan: ﻭاﻝﻥﺕیﻥ يورىيوْويچ ﺩﻡیاﻥﻥکﻭ (Perso-Arabic script) and Dagestan (Russia): Валентын Јуријовыч Демјаненко (Cyrillic script).}}), born 23 October 1983 in [[Cherkassy]], Cherkassy Raion, [[Cherkassy Oblast]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now Cherkasy, [[Cherkasy Raion]], Cherkasy Oblast, [[Ukraine]]), is a former Ukrainian-born [[Azerbaijan]]i [[canoe racing|flatwater canoeist]]. He is a four times world champion, three times European champion and silver medalist of [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 200 metres|C-1 200 metres]].

==Career==
Demyanenko was a late developer and only came to prominence in 2004 with a shock victory in the C-1 500m final at the European under-23 championships in [[Poznań]], Poland. His time of under 1:50 was comparable with those recorded by the [[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|finalists at the Athens Olympics]].

In 2005 his coaches judged he was ready to take on the seniors but no one expected what was to follow. In his first international appearance as a senior he won a silver medal at the 2005 European championships in the C-1 200m sprint, just one tenth of a second behind the three-times champion [[Maxim Opalev]] of [[Russia]].<ref>http://ultrasport.az/index.php?newsid=107 Ultrasport</ref>

The following month, at the [[2005 Flatwater Racing World Championships]] at [[Zagreb]], Croatia, he was entered in two events. In the C-1 500m he came fourth. Then in the C-1 200m final he turned the tables on Opalev, winning the final in a time of 39.264 seconds.

After these successes Demyanenko began to concentrate on the C1 500m in preparation for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], where there would be no 200m races. He didn't appear at the 2006 European Senior Championships; instead he was entered for the under-23 championships in Schinias, Greece, where he won the C1 500m silver medal. At the [[2006 Flatwater Racing World Championships|senior World Championships]] in [[Szeged]], Hungary, however he returned to the 200m distance to defend his title. This time he finished in the silver medal position. In both events he was beaten by Russia's [[Nikolay Lipkin]].<ref>http://en.trend.az/news/sports/1525855.html Trend</ref>

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==External links==
* {{ICF|valentin-demyanenko}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|valentin-demyanenko}}
* {{SR/Olympics|de/valentin-demyanenko-1}}

{{Olympic medalists for Azerbaijan}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 200 m Men}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Cherkasy]]
[[Category:Ukrainian male canoeists]]
[[Category:Azerbaijani male canoeists]]
[[Category:Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic canoeists for Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian]]
[[Category:European Games medalists in canoeing]]
[[Category:Canoeists at the 2015 European Games]]
[[Category:European Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Ukrainian emigrants to Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]


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