Ian Wiley

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Ian Wiley
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Augsburg K1
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Spittal K1

Ian Wiley (born 5 May 1968 in Dublin) [1] is an Irish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1986 to 2000. He represented Ireland at several Olympic games and won gold at the 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships. [2]

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Sporting career

Wiley was a European junior champion in 1984, [1] and a silver medalist at the world Junior Championships in 1986 at Spittal, Austria. [3]

He became the European Champion in K1 at the 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K1 event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. [3] [4]

Wiley announced his competitive retirement after finishing outside the qualification places for the men's K1 slalom final at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [5]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1989 20 Aug 1989 Tacen 2ndK1
1991 30 Jun 1991 Mezzana 2ndK1
25 Aug 1991 Minden 2ndK1
1 Sep 1991 Wausau 1stK1
1993 18 Jul 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
1994 17 Jul 1994 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdK1
1996 9 Jun 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
1997 28 Jul 1997 Ocoee 1stK1
3 Aug 1997 Minden 2ndK1

References

  1. 1 2 "Ian Wiley". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. "Wiley's whirlwind career a peak for Irish canoeing". echo.ie. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ian Wiley (IRL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. "Where are they now . . ". Irish Independent. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. "Olympics: Wiley calls it an Olympic day". rte.ie. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2026.