Becky Judd

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Becky Judd is an American former slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. She is from Portland, Oregon. [1]

She won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 1979 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Jonquière.

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References


  1. "The gold at the end of the whitewater". The Morning Call. 15 July 1979. Retrieved 15 September 2022.