Serguey Torres
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Serguey Torres is a Cuba
n sprint canoer
who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 2005, 2007) and two bronzes (C-2 200 m and C-2 500 m: both 2007).
Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
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Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 2005, 2007) and two bronzes (C-2 200 m and C-2 500 m: both 2007).
Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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