Sonia Molanes Costa (born 28 May 1980 in Cangas de Morrazo)[1] is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 2000's.[2] She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002), a silver (K-4 200 m: 2002), and five bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2001, 2002; K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2002, 2009).
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| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2001 Poznań | K-2 200 m |
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2002 Seville | K-2 200 m |
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2002 Seville | K-4 200 m |
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2001 Poznań | K-2 500 m |
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2001 Poznań | K-2 1000 m |
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2002 Seville | K-2 500 m |
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2002 Seville | K-4 500 m |
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2009 Dartmouth | K-4 500 m |
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Molanes finished fifth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.
References
edit- ^ "Sonia MOLANES COSTA - Olympic Canoe Sprint | Spain". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Sonia Molanes - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com.ve.
- Canoe09.ca profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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