Messias Baptista (canoeist)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Baptista.
Messias Baptista
Personal information
Full nameMessias Filipe Santos Baptista
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999
Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportSprint kayak
ClubBenfica
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
2023 Duisburg K-2 500 m
2024 Samarkand K-1 200 m
2024 Samarkand K-2 Mix 500 m
2021 Copenhagen K-2 Mix 200 m
2024 Samarkand K-4 Mix 500 m
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-1 200 m

Messias Filipe Santos Baptista (born 25 June 1999) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist.[1][2] Together with João Ribeiro, he won the gold medal in the K-2 500 metres event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Baptista also competed in the men's K-4 500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Major results

Olympic Games

Year K-2 500 K-4 500
2020 — 8
2024 6 —

World championships

Year K-1 200 K-2 500 K-4 500 XK-2 200 XK-2 500 XK-4 500
2018 9 — — —
2019 6 — — —
2021 2 FB — —
2022 5 7 — —
2023 7 SF — —
2024 — — —

References

  1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ^ "Messias Baptista". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Canoe Sprint: Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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