María García (canoeist)
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María Isabel García Suárez (born 26 March 1978) is a Spanish canoe sprinter who competed in the early to mid-2000s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-4 200 m:
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) and four bronzes (K-4 200 m:
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, K-4 500 m: 2001, 2002, 2003). García also competed in two
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, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500 m event at
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* * * 1978 births Living people Spanish female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Spain Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-canoe-bio-stub