Messias Baptista (canoeist)

Messias Filipe Santos Baptista (born 25 June 1999) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist.[1][2] Together with João Ribeiro, he won the gold medal in the K-2 500 metres event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Baptista also competed in the men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Baptista.
Messias Baptista
Personal information
Full nameMessias Filipe Santos Baptista
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999
Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportSprint kayak
ClubBenfica
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 DuisburgK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2021 CopenhagenK-2 Mix 200 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-1 200 m

References
  1. Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. "Messias Baptista". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. "Canoe Sprint: Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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