Hanna Balabanova
Encyclopedia
Hanna Balabanova is a Ukrainian
sprint canoer
who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens
in 2004
.
Balbanova also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Poznań
.
Ukraine
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sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens
Athens
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in 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
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Balbanova also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990....
in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
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