Dayexi Gandarela Explained

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Dayexi Gandarela
Fullname:Dayexi Gandarela Sosa
Nickname:La Gallega
Birth Date:4 July 1986
Birth Place:Caibarién, Cuba
Sport:Canoeing
Event:Sprint canoe
Coach:Darovy Acevedo
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Dayexi Gandarela Sosa (born July 4, 1986, in Caibarién) is a Cuban sprint canoeist.[1] [2] She edged out the Argentine pair (led by Alexandra Keresztesi) by two thirds of a second (0.67) for the gold medal in the women's K-2 500 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3] [4]

Gandarela represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Gandarela and her partner Yulitza Meneses paddled to a sixth-place finish and fourteenth overall in the B-final by approximately three seconds behind the Slovakian pair (Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová), posting their time of 1:50.124.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dayexi Gandarela. London 2012. 17 February 2013. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501144934/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/gandarela-dayexi-1059935/. dead.
  2. Dayexi Gandarela. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/dayexi-gandarela-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 February 2013.
  3. News: Guevara. Yuri. Cuban Gold in Rowing at Pan American Games. Juventud Rebelde. 31 October 2011. 17 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130412055704/http://www.juventudrebelde.co.cu/sports/2011-10-31/cuban-gold-in-rowing-at-pan-american-games. 2013-04-12. dead.
  4. News: Cuba gana oro y Argentina plata en K2 500m de canotaje femenino. Cuba and Argentina wins gold and silver in women's canoeing. Spanish. Terra Deportes. 29 October 2011. 17 February 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022752/http://deportesar.terra.com.ar/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5443065-EI17756,00-Cuba+gana+oro+y+Argentina+plata+en+K+m+de+canotaje+femenino.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Final B. London 2012. 17 February 2013. 11 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130411074454/www.london2012.com/canoe-sprint/event/kayak-double-500m-women/phase=cfw125100/index.html. dead.