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Sergey TarnovskyUkrainian and Moldovan canoeist
Date of Birth: 24.06.1997
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Content:
- Early Life and Career
- Success at the Youth Olympic Games
- International Success on the Senior Level
- Olympic Bronze and Doping Violation
- Disqualification and Punishment
- Comeback and Redemption
Early Life and Career
Sergey Tarnovskiy was born on June 24, 1997, in Lviv, Ukraine. He began rowing at a young age, training at the Burevestnik Youth Sports School in Ternopil. Initially, he competed for Ukraine's junior team but later decided to join the Moldavian national team in 2013.
Success at the Youth Olympic Games
In 2014, at the age of seventeen, Tarnovskiy participated in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. He achieved a significant victory by winning the sprint race in the C1 category.
International Success on the Senior Level
Tarnovskiy's first major success on the international stage came in 2015. Representing Moldova at the World Championships in Milan, he secured a bronze medal in the C1 1000m event. The following year, he won a silver medal at the European Championships in Moscow, beating Martin Fuksa but falling just short of Sebastian Brendel.
Olympic Bronze and Doping Violation
Tarnovskiy qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In the C1 1000m race, he won a bronze medal, finishing behind Brendel and Isaquias Queiroz. However, two days after the final, it was revealed that Tarnovskiy had failed a pre-competition doping test.
Disqualification and Punishment
On August 18, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) announced Tarnovskiy's disqualification. As a result, he could not compete in the C2 1000m event with his brother Oleg. Russian Ilya Shtokalov, who originally finished fourth, was expected to receive the vacated bronze medal. In February 2017, the ICF Anti-Doping Panel imposed a four-year ban on Tarnovskiy and stripped him of his Olympic medal.
Comeback and Redemption
After serving his suspension, Tarnovskiy returned to competition in 2020. He qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he once again won a bronze medal in the C1 1000m event. This medal represented Moldova's only podium finish at the Games.
