Murray Stewart

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Murray Stewart
Murray Stewart at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney.jpg
Stewart at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Račice K-4 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Duisburg K–4 1000 m

Murray Scott Stewart OAM (born 2 July 1986 in Durban, South Africa) [1] [2] is an Australian kayaker. He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and teamed up with Riley Fitzsimmons, Lachlan Tame and Jordan Wood in the Men's K-4 500m sprint. The team did well in the heats clocking 1:22.662, came second in the semi-final but couldn't repeat their best time in the final coming sixth behind the eventual winner, Germany, [3]

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Early years

Stewart grew up in South Africa and excelled in athletics, swimming and water polo. When he was 14 years of age, Stewart immigrated to Australia with his family.  

Stewart to the surf ski once he settled in Australia. His father had been a champion sprint, slalom and surf paddler so the transition was a natural fit. He was a talented junior and won national medals while studying for his high school exams.

Stewart started flat water kayaking in 2005 and in 2006 was selected for the Australian under 23 team. He won the K1 1000 metres at an event in Poland. [4] He had ambitions of competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympics but a ruptured appendix followed by a spinal fracture in late 2007 disrupted his preparations. [4]

Achievements

Stewart won the single ski events at the 2008 Lifesaving World Championships and 2009 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.

Stewart then had a number of top performances at the Olympic selection events. He came first in the K1, K2 and K4 1000m events at the Oceania Championships, before backing up at the Australian Championships to win the same three events. [4]

He was the member of Australia's gold medal-winning Kayak Four (K4) 1000m team at the London Olympics 2012. [2]

Stewart is a graduate of The University of Sydney, and participated in their Elite Athlete Program. [5]

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References

  1. "Murray Stewart". Olympics.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Murray Stewart Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "Murray STEWART". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Murray Stewart". Australian Olympic Committee (in Australian English). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "Medal madness for University of Sydney". The University of Sydney. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.