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Alexandra Barré (born January 29, 1958) is a Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. She won two medals at the
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in Los Angeles with a silver in the K-2 500 m event and a bronze in the K-4 500 m event. Barré's husband
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, competed as a canoer for Canada in two
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, earning his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in
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. Their daughter, Mylanie, has also competed in two Summer Olympics of her own, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in
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* 1958 births Canadian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Hungarian emigrants to Canada Living people Olympic canoeists for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Canoeists from Budapest Sportspeople from Quebec Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{canada-canoe-bio-stub