Complex sentence: She was the first female canoe slalom paddler to represent New Zealand at the 2008 Olympic Games; she competed in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she finished 21st after being eliminated in the heats.
Split into simpler sentences: She was the first female canoe slalom paddler to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games. She competed in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she finished 21st after being eliminated in the heats.