Manuel Cortina Martínez (born July 21, 1983, in

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

) is a Mexican

canoe A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British English, the term ...

ist. He participated in the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

and obtained three

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s in

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. Martínez also competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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, but was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.

References

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1983 births Canoeists at the 2007 Pan American Games Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games Mexican male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Mexico Sportspeople from Veracruz Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-canoe-bio-stub