Milena Venega

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Milena Venega
Personal information
Full nameMilena Venega Cancio
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) [1]
Jatibonico, Cuba
Sport
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Lightweight single sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 LimaLightweight double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Mixed eight

Milena Venega Cancio [lower-alpha 1] (born 5 March 1997) is a Cuban rower.

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Venega competed at the Pan American Games in 2019, where she won bronze medals in the lightweight single sculls event [2] and the lightweight double sculls event alongside Rosana Serrano, [1] and in 2023, where she won a bronze medal in the mixed eight event. [3]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Venegaand the second or maternal family name is Cancio.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rowing | Team Profile: Cuba". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Pan American Games Lima 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Lima 2019 Results". insidethegames. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Mixed eight". santiago2023.org. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. "Rowing - VENEGA CANCIO Milena". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.