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An oarsman from Odesa wins bronze at the European Championships in Belgrade
11:47 / 20.06.2011

ODESA, JUNE 20th, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — The bronze-winner of the ÕÕ²Õ Summer Olympics in Beijing in canoeing Yurii Cheban from Odesa has won the bronze at the European Championships in Belgrade

Mr Chaban informed the agency about it today in a telephone converstation.

At a distance of 200 m canoe singles he won the bronze medal (40.161 seconds). Valentin Demyanenko (Azerbaijan) was the first, the second — Alfonso Lopez de Ayala Benavides (Spain).

As Mr Cheban added, Ukrainian team won 1 silver and 2 bronze at these competitions.