Dana Mann
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Dana Mann is a Slovak
slalom canoer
who has competed since the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Bratislava.
Dana is the elder sister of Matej Beňuš
, multiple world medalist and world cup champion in C-1. She married the American K-1 slalom paddler Scott Mann in 2010.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
slalom canoer
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who has competed since the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were scheduled to take place from September 7–11, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule. The events were all...
in Bratislava.
Dana is the elder sister of Matej Beňuš
Matej Benus
Matej Beňuš is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and a bronze .He is the overall world cup champion in the C-1 category from the 2010 season.His elder sister Dana Mann is also a...
, multiple world medalist and world cup champion in C-1. She married the American K-1 slalom paddler Scott Mann in 2010.