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Born | [1] | 24 December 1997
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Country | Ireland |
Sport | Canoe slalom |
Event | K1, Kayak cross |
Noel Hendrick (born 24 December 1997) is an Irish slalom canoeist, who has competed at the international level since 2013. [2] He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hendrick is coached by Eoin Rheinisch, a canoeist that Hendrick went to watch compete at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Hendrick was fourth in the C2 event at the 2015 World Junior Championships, competing with his brother Robert. [3]
He competed for Ireland at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg, Germany. [4] He represented Ireland at the 2023 European Games in Kraków In June 2023. [5]
He qualified an Irish boat in the K1 for the Olympic Games with his performance at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in September 2023. [6] [7] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he finished 15th in the K1 event and 21st in kayak cross. [8]
From Donadea, County Kildare, his twin brother Robert is also a canoeist. He has a degree in software engineering from Maynooth University and a masters degree in artificial intelligence from Dublin City University. [9] [10] [11]