Ashley Nee Explained

Ashley Nee
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1, Extreme K1
Birth Date:15 June 1989
Birth Place:Darnestown, Maryland, United States
Height:1.63 m
Weight:54 kg
Country: United States
Show-Medals:yes

Ashley Nee (born June 15, 1989)[1] [2] is an American slalom kayaker who has competed at the international level since 2004.[3]

Early life and education

Nee is from Darnestown, Maryland.[4] She began paddling after a chance encounter at Valley Mill Camp at the age of 10 and participated in racing when she was 12 years old.[5] Nee attended Northwest High School. She attended University of Hawaii before transferring to University of Maryland, College Park[6] to pursue a degree in kinesiology.[7] Nee was an emergency medical technician in Montgomery County, Maryland.[8]

Career

Nee trains at the Dickerson Whitewater Course. In 2008, Nee qualified the berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics but was unable to win the spot due to a shoulder injury.[9] She won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019. Nee won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. She finished in 14th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[10]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2019 15 June 2019 3rd Extreme K1
23 June 2019 bgcolor=gold1st Extreme K1
1 September 2019 bgcolor=silver2nd Extreme K1

Personal life

Nee is openly gay.[11] She is married to Ashley McEwan.[12] [13] They met in 2008 while Nee was working at a summer camp.[14] She moved to Hawaii with her wife in 2008 to get a break from paddling and racing. They moved back to Maryland in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashley Nee . Rio 2016 . August 16, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034632/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ashley-nee . August 6, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Ashley Nee . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/ashley-nee-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-Reference.com . 8 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Ashley NEE (USA) . CanoeSlalom.net . 8 September 2019.
  4. Web site: ASHLEY NEE . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906000140/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Ashley-Nee . dead . September 6, 2015 . TeamUSA.org . 9 September 2019.
  5. News: Maryland native Ashley Nee preparing for first Olympics on U.S. canoe and kayak team. Walker. Childs. 2016-06-06. Baltimore Sun. 2018-08-02. en-US.
  6. News: Paddle to the Medal. Shih. Karin. 2016-08-02. Terp Magazine. 2018-08-02. August 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809104601/http://terp.umd.edu/paddle-to-the-medal/. dead.
  7. News: Darnstown's Ashley Nee moves on in Rio. Roberts. Diane. 2016-08-08. WUSA. 2018-08-02. en-US.
  8. News: Ashley Nee, canoe slalom. Kim. Hairston. Baltimore Sun. 2018-08-02. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2016-08-08 . Persistence Pays Off for Olympic Kayaker Ashley Nee . 2024-03-07 . NBC News . en.
  10. News: Out American kayaker Ashley Nee finishes 14th. Zeigler. Cyd. 2016-08-11. Outsports. 2018-08-02. Cyd Zeigler.
  11. News: Memo: Gay Men Are Not The Only Queer Olympians Worth Celebrating. them.. 2018-08-02. en.
  12. News: She quit when she didn't make the 2008 Olympics. Now this UMD kayaker is going to Rio.. Bernstein. Daniel. 2016-08-04. The Diamondback. 2018-08-02.
  13. Web site: Noch mehr lesbische Sportlerinnen in Rio. Schupp. Karin. 2016-08-07. L-Mag. de. 2018-08-02.
  14. News: Out Olympic Hopeful Tells Inspiring Story of Rediscovering Love of Her Sport - Athlete Ally. 2014-03-24. Athlete Ally. 2018-08-02. en-US.

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