Zakhar Petrov (born 13 May 2002) is a Russian canoeist.

He represented Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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.

[5][6] 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.

[7] 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.