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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1997 Bielsko-Biała, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint kayak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K-1 1000 m, K-2 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS-AWF Katowice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Justyna Iskrzycka (born 7 November 1997) is a Polish sprint canoeist. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres. [1] [2] At the 2019 European Games, she won a bronze medal
She participated at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning a medal. [3] She competed at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [4]
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every non-Olympic year since 1970 and officially included paracanoe events since 2010; since 2012, paracanoe-specific editions of this event have been held in Summer Paralympic years.
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Laurence Vincent Lapointe is a Canadian sprint canoer. She has won eleven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, starting with the 2010 Poznań Championships, and most recently three gold medals at the 2018 Montemor-o-Velho Championships. She has also won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, and silver and bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Anna Kárász is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's K-4 500 metres.
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