Paul Brain

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Paul Anthony Brain born 26 June 1964 in Stratford-upon-Avon is a British Slalom Canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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Early life

Paul was introduced to Canoeing in the local Scout group in Stratford upon Avon at the age of 13.

In 1992 he was an electrician.

Career

He started in competitive canoeing in June 1978, entering the Novice event at Shepperton Weir on the River Thames in Surrey. Over the next few years, along with his Stratford on Avon Kayakists (SOAK) fellow canoeists, he competed in all of the canoe competition disciplines of:

Canoe Slalom in the disciplines of Kayak Singles (K1), Canadian Singles (C1) and Canadian Doubles (C2) - in the Canadian classes paddlers kneel in their boat with a small cockpit sealed with a Spraydeck. Pauls's Slalom Ranking History is listed below.

(Canoe Polo) - in single Kayak (K1)

(Wild Water Racing) - in Single Kayak (K1)

(Marathon Canoe Racing) - in Single Kayak (K1)

Paul's Canoe Slalom history:

Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results - with Chris Arrowsmith [1]

Year                 Division             Ranking/ Result  October 1979         Novice               First Slalom in C2 at Durngate Mill, Winchester 1979                 3                    Position 12 1980                 3                    Position 22 1981                 3                    ??? 1982                 3                    Promoted to Division 2 during the season 1982                 2                    Position 13 1982                 2                    Promoted to Division 1 during the season 1983                 1                    Position 7 1984            Premier                   Position 2 (Premier Division created) 1985    World Champs, Augsberg, Germany   Position 21 1985            Premier                   Position 1 - National Champions 1986     Great Britain Slalom Team        Selected for Team in C2 Class 1986    Europa Cup, Mezzana, Italy        Position 15 1986    Pre World Champs, Bourg St Maurice, France    Position 9 1986            Premier                   Position 1 - National Champions 1987            Premier                   Position 3 1988            Premier                   Position 5 1989    World Champs, Maryland, USA       Position 16 1989            Premier                   Position 3 1990    Pre World Champs, Tacen, Yugoslavia    Position 11 1990            British Open Champions, Llangollen 1990            Premier                   Position 2 1991            Premier                   Position 1 - National Champions 1992        Olympic Games                 Selected for Great Britain Team 1992    World Cup 3, Nottingham           Position 7/18 1992    World Cup 4, Merano, Italy         Position 11/17 1992    World Cup Final Ranking           Position 15/30 1992    Senior Pre World Champs, Mezzana, Italy    Position 8 1992        Olympic Games                 Position 17 1992            Premier                   Position 2    1993            Premier                   Position 7 1993                                      Changed over to Canoe Polo Competition 

Canadian Singles (C1) Ranking and Results [2]

Year                 Division                  Ranking/ Result 1985                     1                      Ranking Status 1985                     1                      Position 5 1986                     1                      Position 10 1987                     1                      Position 1 - Promoted to Premier Division 1988        British Open Champion, Llangollen 1988                Premier                     Position 4 1989                Premier                     Position 14 

Kayak Singles (K1) Ranking and Results [3]

Year                 Division                 Ranking/ Result 1978                   4                     Position 179 1979                   4                     Promoted to Division 3 during the season 1979                   3                    Position 45 - Promoted to Division 2 1980                   3                    Promoted to Division 2 during the season 1981                   2                     Promoted to Division 1 during the season 1981                   1                     Position 34 1982                   1                     Position 7 Promoted to Premier Division 1983                Premier                 Position 38 1984                Premier                 Position 37 1985                Premier                 Position 56 1986                Premier                 Position 63 - Demoted to Division 1 1987                  1                      Position 179 - Demoted to Division 2 1988                  2                      Promoted to Division 1 during the season 1988                  1                      Position 109 

Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results - with Tina Brain [4]

Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results - with Tina Brain Year                 Division                 Ranking/ Result 1982                  Novice                    Promoted to Division 3 during the season 1982                   3                        Position 39 1983                   3                        Position 12 1984                   3                        Promoted to Division 2 during the season 1984                   2                        Position 18 1985                   2                        Promoted to Division 1 during the season 1985                   1                        Position 8 1986                   1                        Position 9 1987                   1                        Position 3 1988                   1                        Position 8 1989                   1                        Position 5 

Canoe Polo Achievements

Date                           Achievement 1991      Bere Forest Canoe Polo Team - National Pool Champions 1991      Selected for the GB Canoe Polo Squad 1992      Selected for Great Britain Men's Training Squad 1993                January – Played last match with Bere Forest – 4th in Division 1 League 1993                Selected for Great Britain Men's Training Squad  1993                2nd in Belgium International in the Great Britain Canoe Polo ‘B’ Team 1993 Aug            West Midlands Regional Champions in the Wimps Canoe Polo Team 1994 Aug            1st in Men 1st Class at Ypres, Belgium International in the Wimps 1st Team 1995      Selected for the GB Canoe Polo Squad 1995 Apr            Selected for GB Canoe Polo 'A' Team as Vice Captain 1995 Sep            1st In European Championships Rome, Italy with GB 'A' Canoe Polo Team 1995 Aug            1st in Men 1st Class at Ypres, Belgium International in the Wimps 1st Team 2010      Coach GB Senior Ladies Team - World Champions, Milan 2011      Coach GB Senior Ladies Team - European Champions, Madrid 2016      Coach GB Senior Ladies Team - World Championships Syracuse -6th  

Personal life

Aged 26, he married 23 year old Christine, the sister of canoeist Chris Arrowsmith, in August 1990. [5]

References

  1. Canoe Slalom Yearbook. British Canoe Union Slalom Committee. 1977–1994.
  2. Canoe Slalom Yearbook. British Canoe Union Slalom Committee. 1977–1994.
  3. Canoe Slalom Yearbook. British Canoe Union Slalom Committee. 1977–1994.
  4. Canoe Slalom Yearbook. British Canoe Union Slalom Committee. 1977–1994.
  5. Stratford-upon-Avon Herald Friday 31 August 1990, page 8