Ruth Nortje
Encyclopedia
Ruth Nortje is a South Africa
n-born, American
sprint canoer
who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. She won three medals for the United States
at the 2003 Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo
.
Nortje also competed for South Africa
in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m
event at Sydney
in 2000
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n-born, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. She won three medals for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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Nortje also competed for South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres
The Women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:17 competitors entered in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the finals...
event at Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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