Justin Boocock

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Justin Boocock
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
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Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Sjoa C1

Justin Boocock (born 24 April 1975) [1] is an Australian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004. He finished 16th in the C1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [2]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1996 9 Jun 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC1
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 3rdC1
15 Sep 2002 Tibagi 3rdC1
2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 1stC1

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References

  1. "Justin Boocock". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Justin BOOCOCK (AUS)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.