Izaskun Aramburu Balda (born December 29, 1975) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). She won six medals at the

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with two golds (K-2 200 m:

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), and four bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m:

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;, K-4 500 m: 1997, 1998). Aramburu also competed in two

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, earning her best finish of sixth on two occasions ( K-2 500 m and K-4 500 m: both

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* * * 1975 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Spain Spanish female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Spanish women {{Spain-canoe-bio-stub