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Serguey Torres
Torres at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSerguey Torres Madrigal
NationalityCuban
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
Sancti Spíritus, Cuba[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportSprint canoe
Event(s)C-1 5000 m, C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m, C-2 1000 m
Coached byYosniel Dominguez[3]

Serguey Torres Madrigal (born 20 January 1987) is a Cuban Sprint canoeist who mostly competes in flatwater canoe doubles (C-2).[1] He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 2005 and 2007) and two bronzes (C-2 200 m and C-2 500 m, both in 2007).[4][5] He placed ninth, sixth and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, respectively.[1]

Torres has a degree in physical education from the Superior Institute of Physical Culture Manuel Fajardo in Havana. He is married and has one daughter.[3]

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