Maria Clara Giai Pron (born 31 July 1992) is an Italian
slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007.
Giai Pron is an athlete of the
Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare
The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sport section of the Italian armed force, Italian Navy.
Are part of the G.S. Marina Militare the athletes mainly of the water sports.
History
The first gold medal at the Olympic Games was won by th ...
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Biography
She competed in the
K1 event at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
where she qualified for the semifinal after an impressive 3rd place in the heats. However, she failed to qualify for the final after missing a gate in the semifinal, finishing 15th overall in the competition.
She is the younger sister of five-time Olympian and world championship medalist
Cristina Giai Pron
Maria Cristina Giai Pron (born 21 August 1974 in Turin) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1989 to 2010.
She won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St ...
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References
Italian female canoeists
1992 births
Living people
Olympic canoeists of Italy
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Canoeists of Marina Militare
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