Biography
Kenny WALLACE
 PADDLE AUSTRALIA
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| 26/07/1983 | |
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| other members of the team: | Lachlan TAME | ||
| NICKNAME: | Walrus, Kenny (canoe.org.au, 2015; wsj.com, 12 Jul 2012) | |
| PREV. NAMES: | Ken WALLACE | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | He has competed in surf lifesaving at elite level. (canoe.org.au, 2015) | |
| DEBUT: | 2000 World Cup, Germany | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Gold Coast, QLD, AUS | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete, Lifeguard | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He began paddling at age 16 at the Currumbin Creek Canoe Club in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | He originally tried the sport to help his surf ski leg for ironman competitions. "I didn’t really know what kayaking was. All I knew was that it was similar to the ski leg in the ironman series." | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Australian sprint paddler Clint Robinson. (olympics.com.au, 09 May 2015) | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | He listens to music before a race in order to relax. (canoe.org.au, 2015) | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | "Winners always want the ball when the game is on the line." (canoe.org.au, 2015) | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | He was named the International Canoe Federation's [ICF] Athlete of the Month in April 2011. (canoe.org.au, 2015) <BR><BR>Following his success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he was named the 2008 Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] Sportsman of the Year, the 2008 Gold Coast Sportsman of the Year and the 2008 Sydney Sunday Telegraph Sportsman of the Year. He also received an Order of Australia Medal [OAM] in 2009. (canoe.org.au, 2015) | |
| CLUB: | Currumbin Creek Canoe Club: Gold Coast, QLD, AUS | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Jimmy Owens [national], AUS | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning a gold medal and a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (canoe.org.au, 2015) | |
| OTHER INFORMATION: | In August 2012 he was elected to the Australian Olympic Committee [AOC] Athletes' Commission for a four-year term. (canoe.org.au, 14 Aug 2012)) | |
| He has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his right forearm. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 16 Mar 2016) |
2014 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Aug 7 11:18 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Heats 4 |
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1
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03:08.461
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Aug 7 17:17 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Semifinal 4 |
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1
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03:15.897
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Aug 8 9:50 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Heats 3 |
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6
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01:43.571
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Aug 8 14:45 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 2 |
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1
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01:36.025
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Aug 9 11:52 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Final A |
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2
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03:09.637
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Aug 9 17:30 |
Men's 5000m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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1
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20:12.981
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Aug 10 10:08 |
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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9
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01:45.720
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