Javier Correa (canoeist)
Javier Andrés Correa (born July 17, 1976 in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro) is an Argentine sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2001, 2002) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2001, K-1 1000 m: 1998).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 2001 Poznań | K-1 1000 m | |
| 2002 Seville | K-1 1000 m | |
| 1998 Szeged | K-1 1000 m | |
| 2001 Poznań | K-1 500 m | |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | K-1 500 m | |
| 2003 Santo Domingo | K-1 1000 m | |
Correa also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. He also won the Platinum Konex Award from Argentina in canoeing in 2010.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Javier Correa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
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