Rebecca Giddens Explained

Rebecca Giddens
Birth Place:Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
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Rebecca Giddens (née Bennett, born September 19, 1977) is a United States slalom kayaker who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.[1]

Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K1 event in Athens in 2004. Giddens also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 2002) a silver (K1 team: 1999) and a bronze (K1: 2003).[2]

Giddens was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and resides in Kernville, California, where she owns a brewpub with her husband, Eric. Her husband finished 20th in the men's K1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2000 18 Jun 2000 bgcolor=gold1st K1
9 Jul 2000 bgcolor=gold1st K1
2001 9 Sep 2001 3rd K1
2002 4 Aug 2002 bgcolor=gold1st K1
2003 11 May 2003 bgcolor=gold1st K1
6 Jul 2003 bgcolor=silver2nd K1

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rebecca Giddens bio . daveyhearn.com.
  2. Web site: Profile. CanoeSlalom.net. 17 September 2017.