Manuel Fontán

Manuel Fontán
Personal information
Full nameManuel Fontán Señorans
Born (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 24)
Pontevedra, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe sprint
Event(s)C–2 200 m, C–4 500 m
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth C-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg C-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2025 Milan C-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Samarkand C-4 Mix 500 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Szeged C-2 200 m

Manuel Fontán Señorans (born 17 April 2001) is a Spanish sprint canoeist.

Career

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Fontán competed at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a gold medal in the C-4 500 metres with a time of 1:39.42. He competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and again won a gold medal in the C-4 500 metres with a time of 1:30.808.[1]

In August 2024, he competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the mixed C-4 500 metres.[2] In August 2025, he competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a silver medal in the C-4 500 metres with a time of 1:31.15.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Manuel Fontán y Adrián Sieiro se proclaman campeones del Mundo". Diario de Arousa (in Spanish). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Pontevedra se sube al podio en el Mundial sprint de distancias no olímpicas de piragüismo". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Sieiro, Jácome y Fontán, subcampeones del mundo de piragüismo". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
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