Kirill Setkin Explained

Kirill Setkin
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:13 March 1993[1]
Height:186 cm[2]
Weight:80 kg
Country:Russia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:C1
Show-Medals:no

Kirill Setkin (born 13 March 1993) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.[3] [4]

He competes in the C1 category and he won a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2019 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Pau. He is the U23 World Champion in the C1 team event from 2014 and the Junior World Champion in the C1 event from 2010.

In September 2012, Setkin was suspended from competition for six months, after he was found to have violated RUSADA anti-doping regulations.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirill Setkin . Olympic.org . 14 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Results – 2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CUP 2 . InfoICF.msl.es . 14 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Kirill Setkin (RUS) . CanoeICF.com . 25 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Kirill SETKIN (RUS) . CanoeSlalom.net . 14 October 2018.
  5. Web site: 2010 junior World Champion Kirill Setkin suspended for doping . Sportscene.tv . 14 October 2018.