Galina Vladimirovna Chugunova (russian: Гали́на Влади́мировна Чугуно́ва; née Poryvaeva russian: Порыва́ева); born February 22, 1980, in
Kaluga
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) is a Russian
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
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who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 200 m event at the
1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.
The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak.
This was the ...
in
Milan
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.
Poryvayeva also finished seventh in the
K-4 500 m event at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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.
She is currently working coaches in Kaluga Sports school ''Typhoon''.
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1980 births
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Russia
Russian female canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Sportspeople from Kaluga
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