Kristina Bedeč

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Kristina Bedeč
Canoe Moscow 2016 - VC - K1 Women 1000m (Kristina Bedec cropped).jpg
Bedeč in 2016
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Born (1986-11-20) November 20, 1986 (age 38)
Győr, Hungary
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (until 2011)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (2012)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (2013–present)
Sport Canoe sprint
Canoe marathon
Medal record
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Women's canoe marathon
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 SingaporeK-2
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Saint-Jean-de-LosneK-2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Saint-Jean-de-LosneK-1
Representing Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Women's canoe sprint
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Milan K-1 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Moscow K-1 1000 m
Women's canoe marathon
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 ShaoxingK-1 short race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 GyőrK-1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 BrandenburgK-1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 PiteștiK-1 short race
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Moscow K-1 short race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Brod K-1 short race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Poznań K-1 short race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 MoscowK-1

Kristina Bedeč (Serbian Cyrillic : Кристина Бедеч, also transliterated Kristina Bedec, Hungarian : Bedőcs Krisztina, also transliterated Krisztina Bedoecs; born 20 November 1986) is a Serbian sprint canoer. After representing her country of birth, Hungary, she briefly competed for Austria, and since 2013 she is representing Serbia. [1]

Her biggest successes in canoe sprint are winning the gold medal in women's K-1 1000 m at the 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships [2] and silver medal in the same discipline at the 2015 Canoe Sprint World Championships.

More recently, in canoe marathon, she has won a silver medal at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in 2019 [3] and gold (and bronze) medal at the Canoe Marathon European Championships in 2021. [4]

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References

  1. "A fél török kajak-kenu csapat magyar". Budaörsi Infó (in Hungarian). 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. "Dva zlata za srpske kajakašice u Moskvi". RTS (in Serbian). 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. "Kristina Bedeč osvojila srebro na Svetskom prvenstvu u maratonu". RTS (in Serbian). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. "Kristina Bedeč šampionka Evrope u "malom maratonu"". RTS (in Serbian). 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-11.