Nick Smith (canoeist)

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Nicholas Smith (born 15 November 1969 in Stratford-upon-Avon) [1] is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the C2 event in Sydney in 2000. [2]

His partner in the C2 boat for most of his active career was Stuart Bowman (1997-2006). He also paddled with Daniel Goddard (2007-2008).

Smith studied Commerce at Birmingham University and graduated with a BCom degree in 1991. [3]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2000 9 Jul 2000 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 2ndC2
6 Jul 2003 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
2006 3 Jun 2006 Augsburg 3rdC2

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References

  1. "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 17 September 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Canoeing alumni". Archived 25 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine University of Birmingham. Retrieved 10 December 2015.