Ursula Profanter
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Ursula "Uschi" Profanter (born March 22, 1968) is an Austria
n sprint canoer
who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Dartmouth
, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.
Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m
event at Barcelona
in 1992
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n 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 early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Lake Banook.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Eight events were held for the women, all in kayak...
in Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.
Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 1992 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 1992 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:16 competitors entered in three heats. The heats served as placement rounds for the semifinals....
event at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
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