Alvydas Duonėla

Alvydas Duonėla (born 27 June 1976 in Skuodas) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2003, 2005).

Alvydas Duonėla
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
2001 PoznańK-2 200 m
2002 SevilleK-2 200 m
2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
2001 PoznańK-2 500 m
2005 ZagrebK-2 200 m
2003 GainesvilleK-2 500 m
2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
European Championships
2000 PoznańK-1 200 m
2004 PoznańK-2 200 m
2004 PoznańK-1 200 m
2004 PoznańK-2 500 m
2006 RačiceK-2 200 m
2008 MilanK-2 200 m
2008 MilanK-2 500 m

Duonėla also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh twice (K-1 500 m: 2000, K-2 500 m: 2004).

Duonėla is 190 cm / 6'3 tall and weighs 89 kg / 196 lbs. He is a member of the Žalgiris Canoe Club in Vilnius. He lists his interests as music and rallying.

References
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alvydas Duonėla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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