Donna Vakalis
{{short description|Canadian modern pentathlete}}
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Donna Marie Vakalis is a Canadian modern pentathlete.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/vakalis-donna-1076898/ |title=Donna Vakalis |work=2012 Summer Olympics |accessdate=6 September 2012 |archive-date=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909201802/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/vakalis-donna-1076898/ |url-status=dead }} At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's competition, finishing in 29th place.
Athletic career
Vakalis became a member of the Canadian national modern pentathlon team in 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pentathloncanada.ca/athletes/donna-vakalis.html |title=Pentathlon Canada |access-date=2014-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127161300/http://pentathloncanada.ca/athletes/donna-vakalis.html |archive-date=2013-11-27 |url-status=dead }} She qualified for the 2012 Olympics after finishing 20th at the UIPM World Cup Final in Chengdu.{{cite web|url=http://thisisdonna.com/world/olympic-berth-secured/ |title=Olympic berth secured | Donna Vakalis |accessdate=2014-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104005604/http://thisisdonna.com/world/olympic-berth-secured/ |archivedate=2014-01-04 }}
Her personal best is 5348 points, achieved at the 2012 Guatemala Open (where she placed first).[http://www.pentathlon.org/component/uipm/athleteprofile/pentathlete/38093-donna-vakalis UIPM Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103191241/http://www.pentathlon.org/component/uipm/athleteprofile/pentathlete/38093-donna-vakalis |date=January 3, 2014 }}
In June 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team.{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/06/15/mccann-vakalis-named-to-team-canada-in-modern-pentathlon-for-rio/ |title=McCann, Vakalis named to Team Canada in modern pentathlon for Rio |last=Friche do Valle |first=Diana |date=16 June 2016 |website=www.olympic.ca |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=16 June 2016}}
Personal life
Vakalis attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, receiving an honours bachelor's degree of arts and science. She received a professional master's degree in architecture from the University of Toronto, and began PhD studies there in 2012. Her dissertation is on assessing building projects for the impacts on health and environment.
References
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/donna-vakalis-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/donna-vakalis-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}
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External links
- {{UIPM | donna-vakalis | Donna VAKALIS }}
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Category:Sportspeople from Toronto
Category:Canadian female modern pentathletes
Category:Olympic modern pentathletes for Canada
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Canada
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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