Shaun Rubenstein
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Shaun Rubenstein (born 5 November 1983) is a South African canoer.
As a junior canoeist, Rubenstein competed in all forms of the sport, from sprints to river marathons. He was a member of the South African junior sprint and flat-water marathon teams, competing internationally and his best junior result was at the 2001 World Marathon Champs where he won a bronze medal.
He has been competing internationally at senior level since 2002.
[edit] World Marathon Championships
In September 2006, at the World Marathon Championships, Shaun competed in both the K1 event, where he won the gold medal, and the K2 event, where he won the silver medal with his partner Shaun Biggs in a sprint finish with Marathon legend Manual Busto and his K2 partner.
[edit] Beijing Olympics 2008
Shaun has recently qualified for a place in South Africa's Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This qualification was attained when Rubenstein finished 7th in the men's K1 1000m and 8th in the men's k1 500m at the 2007 World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
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