Zakhar Petrov

Zakhar Petrov is a Russian canoeist. He represented Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Petrov competed at the 2024 European Canoe Sprint Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary and won the C–1 1000 metres, and qualified to represent Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He finished in fourth place in the C-2 500 metres and C-1 1000 metres events.
In June 2024, he competed at the 2024 Canoe Sprint European Championships and won a silver medal in the C-1 500 metres event with a time of 1:50.442. In August 2024, he competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the C–2 1000 metres event with a time of 3:41.510.