Shaun Rubenstein

Shaun Rubenstein (born 5 November 1983 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African canoer and Olympian.[1]

Shaun Rubenstein

Rubenstein celebrating after the World Marathon Champs 2006 K1 event
Medal record
Men's canoe marathon
Representing  South Africa
Canoe Marathon World Championships
2006 TremolatK-1 marathon
2006 TremolatK-2 marathon
2009 GaiaK-2 marathon

Career

As a junior canoeist, Rubenstein competed in all forms of the sport, from sprints to river marathons. He was a member of the South African junior sprint and flat-water marathon teams, competing internationally. His best junior result was at the 2001 World Marathon Champs where he won a bronze medal in the K-1 event.

He has been competing internationally at senior level since 2002.

World Marathon Championships

In September 2006 at the World Marathon Championships in Tremolat, Shaun competed in both the K-1 event, where he won the gold medal, and the K2 event, where he won the silver medal with his partner Shaun Biggs, over Marathon legend Manual Busto Fernandes and his K2 partner Emilio Merchan Alonso.[2] Two years prior in 2004 Shaun placed third at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Bergen, Norway.[3]

Beijing Olympics 2008

Rubenstein competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shaun Rubenstein". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. SA Paddler Magazine:News:World Champion Rubenstein Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)
  3. ICF World Championships Medal Winners (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)


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