Spela Ponomarenko
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Špela Ponomarenko (born October 2, 1981) is a Slovenia
n sprint canoer
who has competed since the late 2000s. She won two medals in the K-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2007.
Ponomarenko also finished sixth in the K-1 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who has competed since the late 2000s. She won two medals in the K-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2007.
Ponomarenko also finished sixth in the K-1 500 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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