Zulmarys Sánchez (born April 24, 1987 in
El Tocuyo
El Tocuyo is a fertile valley and city in west-central Venezuela at elevation. It is located in south-central Lara State about 60 km southwest of Barquisimeto. The town of El Tocuyo was founded by Juan de Carvajal in 1545 on the banks of the Toc ...
) is a
Venezuela
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sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed in the late 2000s. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the
K-1 500 m event.
References
Sports-Reference.com profile
1987 births
People from Lara (state)
Canoeists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Venezuela
Venezuelan female canoeists
Pan American Games medalists in canoeing
Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
20th-century Venezuelan people
21st-century Venezuelan people
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