Dana Mann (née Beňušová, born September 6, 1984, in

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slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2015, specializing in the K1 discipline. She represented the United States from 2013 to 2015. She won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava. She also won three consecutive bronze medals in the K1 team event at the

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from 2010 to 2012. She finished 2nd in the overall

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standings in the K1 discipline in

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. It was during that season that she earned her only World Cup medal with a second place finish in

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. Dana is the older sister of

Matej Beňuš Matej Beňuš (born 2 November 1987) is a Slovak Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He won a silver medal in the Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1, C1 event at the 2016 ...

, two-time Olympic medalist, multiple world medalist and world cup champion in C1. Her mother

Jana Kubovčáková Jana Kubovčáková is a retired Czechoslovak Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist of Slovakia, Slovak nationality who competed in the 1970s. Kubovčáková participated in two ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, World Championships, winning a bronze ...

is also a medalist from World Championships in canoe slalom. She married the American K1 slalom paddler Scott Mann in 2010."Slalom Confluence: Benusova (SVK) and Mann (USA)"
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Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Representing Slovakia from 2002 to 2012 and United States from 2013 to 2015.

World Cup individual podiums

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* Living people Slovak female canoeists 1984 births American female canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century American women Sportspeople from Bratislava {{US-canoe-bio-stub