Sete Benavides Explained
| Sete Benavides |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Pollença, Spain |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Country: | Spain |
| Sport: | Sprint canoe |
| Event: | C–1 200 m,C-2 500 m |
| Club: | Club Nautico de Pollenca |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Alfonso “Sete” Benavides López de Ayala (born 9 March 1991 in) is a Spanish sprint canoeist, a World and European medallist.[1] [2]
Career
After winning the bronze medal in the C-1 200 m at the 2011 World Championships,[3] Benavides competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 200 metres.[4] [5] A year later, he won bronze in the C-1 200 m at the World Championships.
He was named the Spanish Canoeing Federation's male athlete of the year in 2014.[6]
In 2019, he won bronze in the men's C-2 500 m at the World Championships, with Antoni Segura.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala . London2012.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130501162827/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/benavidez-lopes-de-ayala-alfonso-1114620/ . 1 May 2013.
- Web site: Results. 2020-10-10. ICF - Planet Canoe. en.
- Web site: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged Sportline Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110831163633/http://results.sportline.hu/competition/16777217/race/528. 31 August 2011. 10 October 2020.
- News: Alfonso Benavidez Lopes De Ayala . BBC Sport . 13 September 2012.
- http://www.the-sports.org/canoeing-world-sprint-championships---u-23-presentation-medal-winners-c-1-200m-canoe-single-men-s20-c0-b0-g84-t4792-v1-l31.html World Sprint Championships U23 C1 200m
- Web site: 2016-08-04. Alfonso BENAVIDES. 2020-10-10. ICF - Planet Canoe. en.
- Web site: 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships Szeged Digicorp Results. 2020-10-10. results.szeged2019.com.
