Sonia Molanes

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold 2001 Poznań K-2 200 m
Gold 2002 Seville K-2 200 m
Silver 2002 Seville K-4 200 m
Bronze 2001 Poznań K-2 500 m
Bronze 2001 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Bronze 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Bronze 2002 Seville K-4 500 m
Bronze 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m

Sonia Molanes Costa (born May 28, 1980 in Cangas de Morrazo) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002), a silver (K-4 200 m: 2002), and five bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2001, 2002; K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2002, 2009).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Molanes finished fifth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

References

1994: Hungary (Rita Kőbán & Eva Laky) * 1995: Canada (Corinna Kennedy & Marie-Josée Gibeau) * 1997: Germany (Birgit Fischer & Anett Schuck) * 1998: Canada (Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet & Karen Furneaux) * 1999: Spain (Izaskun Aramburu & Beatriz Manchón) * 2001: Spain (Izaskun Aramburu & Sonia Molanes) * 2002: Spain (Sonia Molanes & Beatriz Manchón) * 2003: Hungary (Tímea Paksy & Melinda Patyi) * 2005: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics) * 2006: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics) * 2007: Germany (Fanny Fischer & Nicole Reinhardt) * 2009: Hungary (Natasa Janics & Katalin Kovács) * 2010: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics) * 2011: Hungary (Katalin Kovács & Danuta Kozák)