Haley Daniels | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1990 |
Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta |
Country: | Canada |
Sport: | Canoe slalom |
Event: | C1, K1 |
Haley Daniels (born 14 December 1990) is a Canadian slalom canoeist[1] who has competed at the international level since 2010.[2]
Daniels started canoeing at age 6 and competing at age 12 in Calgary. She made her senior international debut in 2008 and won the bronze medal in the Pan American Games, Toronto, in 2015.[3] With women's canoeing events finally added to the Olympic slate for the 2020 Tokyo Games Daniels secured qualification for the delayed event in June 2021.[4] [5] Daniels represented Canada in the inaugural edition of the C1 event at the Tokyo Games, finishing in 22nd place after being eliminated in the heats.[6]
Her grandfather was a Grey Cup Champion playing for the Toronto Argos in the 1950 mud bowl. He also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes football teams.