Sete Benavides

Alfonso “Sete” Benavides López de Ayala (born 9 March 1991 in) is a Spanish sprint canoeist, a World and European medallist.[1][2]

Sete Benavides
Benavides in 2013
Personal information
Born (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991
Pollença, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C–1 200 m ,C-2 500 m
ClubClub Nautico de Pollenca
Medal record
Men's sprint canoe
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2011 SzegedC-1 200 m
2013 DuisburgC-1 200 m
2019 SzegedC-2 500 m
European Games
2019 MinskC-1 200 m
European Championships
2011 BelgradeC-1 200 m
2012 ZagrebC-1 200 m
2014 BrandenburgC-1 200 m
2015 RačiceC-1 200 m
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavides and the second or maternal family name is López de Ayala.

Career

After winning the bronze medal in the C-1 200 m at the 2011 World Championships,[3] Benavides competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 200 metres.[4][5] A year later, he won bronze in the C-1 200 m at the World Championships.[2]

He was named the Spanish Canoeing Federation's male athlete of the year in 2014.[6]

In 2019, he won bronze in the men's C-2 500 m at the World Championships, with Antoni Segura.[7]

References
  1. "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  2. "Results". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. "2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged | Sportline Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Alfonso Benavidez Lopes De Ayala". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. World Sprint Championships U23 C1 200m
  6. "Alfonso BENAVIDES". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. "2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships Szeged | Digicorp Results". results.szeged2019.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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