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Alexandra Barré

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Alexandra Barré
Personal information
BornJanuary 29, 1958 (1958-01-29) (age 66)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m

Alexandra Barré (born January 29, 1958) is a Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. She won two medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a silver in the K-2 500 m event and a bronze in the K-4 500 m event.

Barré's husband Denis, competed as a canoer for Canada in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976. Their daughter, Mylanie, has also competed in two Summer Olympics of her own, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004.

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