Hermelindo Soto (born October 28, 1949) is a Mexican
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 early to mid-1970s. At the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the
K-1 1000 m and
K-4 1000 m events.
Four years later in
Montreal
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, Soto was eliminated in the semifinals of the
K-2 500 m event and the repechages of the
K-2 1000 m event.
References
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1949 births
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Living people
Mexican male canoeists
Olympic canoeists for Mexico
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