Miguel Antonio Correa (born 11 October 1983) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed since the late 2000s. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he and teammate Rubén Voisard, finished in 5th in the men's K-2 200 m. He was granted the

Konex Award Konex Foundation Awards, or simply Konex Awards, are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation honouring Argentine cultural personalities. History and purpose Konex Awards are granted by the Konex Foundation, created in 1980 in Argentina. The p ...

Merit Diploma in 2010 as one of the five best canoe racers of the last decade in Argentina. He won the silver medal at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

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* * * * 1983 births Living people Argentine male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Argentina Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-canoe-bio-stub