Riley Fitzsimmons

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Riley Fitzsimmons
Rio 2016. Canoagem de Velocidade-Canoe sprint (Riley Fitzsimmons cropped).jpg
Fitzsimmons at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Canoe sprint
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Račice K-4 1000 m

Riley Fitzsimmons (born 27 July 1996) is an Australian sprint canoeist.

He competed in the men's K-4 1000 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, [1] and in both the men's K-2 1000 metres and men's K-4 500 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [2] [3] He teamed up with Murray Stewart, 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]

Fitzsimmons was a life-saving champion and started kayaking to improve is surf ski skills. His greatest influence, he believes, is Lachlan Tame, the Australian Olympic bronze medalist. [4]

References

  1. "Riley Fitzsimmons". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. McEwan, Etta (21 April 2021). "The warm up for Tokyo continues". Paddle Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Canoe Sprint FITZSIMMONS Riley". Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
  4. "Riley Fitzsimmons". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.