Gilda Montenegro Conejo (born January 27, 1967) is a
Costa Rican
slalom canoeist who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics, her best finish was 26th in the
K-1 event in
Barcelona
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in
1992.
Montenegro's husband,
Oliver Fix of
Germany
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, won the gold medal in the
men's K-1 slalom event at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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.
References
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*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Slalom Singles". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 495–6.
1967 births
Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Costa Rican female canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Costa Rica
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