Messias Filipe Santos Baptista (born 25 June 1999) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist.[1][2] Together with João Ribeiro, he won the gold medal in the K-2 500 metres event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Baptista also competed in the men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Full name | Messias Filipe Santos Baptista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1999 Vila do Conde, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint kayak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | K-2 500 | K-4 500 |
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| 2020 | — | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | — |
World championships
edit| Year | K-1 200 | K-2 500 | K-4 500 | XK-2 200 | XK-2 500 | XK-4 500 |
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| 2018 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 2 FB | 
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| 2022 | 5 | 7 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | 
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7 SF | — | — | ||
| 2024 |
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References
edit- ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
- ^ "Messias Baptista". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint: Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
edit- Messias Baptista at the International Canoe Federation
- Messias Baptista at Olympics.com
- Messias Baptista at Olympedia
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