Chantal Meek (born 19 December 1978 in Kent, England) is an

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-born

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sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

and marathon canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s. Competing in two

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, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at

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. Meek also won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

in Gainesville. Chantal married Mark Minchin in 2008 and is now Chantal Minchin.

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Australian Olympic Committee profile
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1978 births Australian female canoeists English emigrants to Australia Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Australian expatriate sportspeople in England {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub