Ilya Golendov

Ilya Golendov (Илья Голендов, born 2 October 1994) is a Kazakhstani canoeist. Competing in the four-man K-4 1000 m event he won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games and placed tenth at the 2016 Olympics.

Golendov was introduced to kayaking by his mother in 2004, and in 2011 was included to the national team. His wife Svetlana Golendova (Ivanchukova) is a sprint runner and won a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 2015 World University Games.