Maligiaq Padilla
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Maligiaq Johnsen Padilla is a Greenland
er (Maligiaq means 'medium sized wave' in Greenlandic) and a famous kayak
er. In 1995, at the age of 13, he won every event in his age group at the National Kayaking Championship.
He is the only person in history to win four Greenland National Kayaking Championships, winning his first title at 16.
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
er (Maligiaq means 'medium sized wave' in Greenlandic) and a famous kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
er. In 1995, at the age of 13, he won every event in his age group at the National Kayaking Championship.
He is the only person in history to win four Greenland National Kayaking Championships, winning his first title at 16.