Sete Benavides

Sete Benavides
Benavides in 2013
Personal information
Born (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
Pollença, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C–1 200 m ,C-2 500 m
ClubClub Nautico de Pollenca
Medal record
Men's sprint canoe
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London C-1 200 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged C-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg C-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged C-2 500 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk C-1 200 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Zagreb C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brandenburg C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich C-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Račice C-1 200 m

Alfonso “Sete” Benavides López de Ayala (born 9 March 1991 in) is a Spanish sprint canoeist, a World and European medallist.[1][2]

Career

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After winning the bronze medal in the C-1 200 m at the 2011 World Championships,[3] Benavides competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 200 metres.[4][5] A year later, he won bronze in the C-1 200 m at the World Championships.[2]

He was named the Spanish Canoeing Federation's male athlete of the year in 2014.[6]

In 2019, he won bronze in the men's C-2 500 m at the World Championships, with Antoni Segura.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Results". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. ^ "2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged | Sportline Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes De Ayala". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. ^ World Sprint Championships U23 C1 200m
  6. ^ "Alfonso BENAVIDES". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. ^ "2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships Szeged | Digicorp Results". results.szeged2019.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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