Caroline Brunet
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Canoeing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Atlanta 1996 | K1 500m Kayak Singles | |
| Silver | Sydney 2000 | K1 500m Kayak Singles | |
| Bronze | Athens 2004 | K1 500m Kayak Singles | |
Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian kayaker, who competed in five Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She began kayaking at age eleven. She has won two silver medals at the Olympics in the women's K1 500 m event (in 1996 and 2000) and a bronze in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
On top of that, she has won ten world championship golds, seven silvers and four bronze medals:
- 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark: bronze in K1 500 m.
- 1994 in Mexico City, Mexico: bronze in K4 200 m, and K1 200 m.
- 1995 in Duisburg, Germany: silver in K1 500 m, and K1 200 m; gold in K4 200 m.
- 1997 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: gold in K1 1000 m, K1 500 m, and K1 200 m.
- 1998 in Szeged, Hungary: silver in K1 1000 m; gold in K1 500 m, and K1 200 m
- 1999 in Milan, Italy: silver in K2 500 m; gold in K1 1000 m, K1 500 m, and K1 200 m.
- 2002 in Seville, Spain: silver in K1 500 m and K1 200 m
- 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia: bronze in K2 1000 m; silver in K1 500 m; gold in K1 200 m.
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| Preceded by Larry Walker |
Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1999 |
Succeeded by Daniel Igali |
Categories: 1969 births | Living people | Canadian athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Canadian athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Canadian athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Canadian canoers | Canoers at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Canoers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Canoers at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Canoers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Canoers at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Quebec sportspeople | People from Quebec City
