Michael Kolganov

Michael Kolganov
Personal information
Native nameМихаил Калганов
NicknameMisha
Born (1974-10-24) 24 October 1974
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Israel
SportCanoeing
EventCanoe sprint
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Israel
Summer Olympics
2000 SydneyK-1 500 m
World Championships
1998 SzegedK-1 200 m
1999 MilanK-1 200 m
1998 SzegedK-1 500 m
European Championships
1999 ZagrebK-1 200 m
2000 PoznańK-1 1000 m
2000 PoznańK-1 500 m
2001 MilanK-1 500 m
1999 ZagrebK-1 500 m
1999 ZagrebK-1 1000 m
2006 RačiceK-2 200 m

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.