Russia Canoe Sprint | Sprint canoeist
Full Name: Viktor Melantyev
Nationality: Russia
Position: Sprint canoeist
Born: 02 Jun 1986
Height: 195 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Viktor Sergeyevich Melantyev (Russian: Виктор Сергеевич Мелантьев; born 2 June 1986) is a Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth with a gold in the C-1 4 × 200 m, a silver in the C-4 200 m, and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m events.
Melantev also competed in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals.