Warwick Draper Explained

Warwick Draper (born 23 September 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s.[1] Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008.[2]

Draper's love of canoeing began whilst at Eltham college during a school camp when he paddled in a lake.

In 2017, he was a contestant on the inaugural season of Australian Ninja Warrior.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2005 30 Jan 2005 3rd K11
2006 26 Feb 2006 bgcolor=gold1st K12
2008 16 Mar 2008 bgcolor=silver2nd K12

1 Continental Cup Oceania counting for World Cup points

2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. CanoeSlalom.net. 4 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104609/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/warwick-draper-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 4 November 2017.