Michael Dawson (canoeist) explained
Michael Dawson (born 15 October 1986 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.[1]
He won a bronze medal in the inaugural Extreme K1 event at the 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Pau. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed in the K1 event[2] finishing in 15th place after being eliminated in the semifinals. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro he made the final and finished in 10th place in the K1 event.[3]
In 2010, and again in 2012, he won first place in the extreme-whitewater Green River Narrows Race in North Carolina, US.[4] [5]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|
| 2009 | 1 Feb 2009 | | 3rd | K11 |
| 2018 | 24 Jun 2018 | | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Extreme K1 |
| 1 Jul 2018 | | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Extreme K1 | |
1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
Notes and References
- Web site: Michael DAWSON (NZL). CanoeSlalom.net. 1 October 2017.
- Web site: Mike Dawson. london2012.com. 31 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120720080229/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dawson-mike-1124844/. 20 July 2012.
- Mike Dawson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104840/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/mike-dawson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 November 2017.
- Web site: Green River Narrows Race Results: All Boats . 2012-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011052055/http://boatingbeta.com/race.cgi?raceid=1&date=2010-11-06 . 2011-10-11 . Retrieved 20 Sept 2012.
- Web site: Results | the Green Race . 2012-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508035422/http://greenrace.amongstit.com/category/2012/results-2012/ . 2013-05-08 . Retrieved 04 Nov 2012.
