Results - 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Roi RODRIGUEZ

Federation :	REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE PIRAGÜISMO
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	21/06/1994
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Athlete entered in:
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR

HOBBIES:		Electronics, travelling and meeting with friends
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My 14-year-old youngest sister also canoes. I have a younger sister who is a junior and does triathlon. She is going to Europeans.
OTHER SPORTS:		Triathlon
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/roi.r.h
TWITTER:		https://www.twitter.com/roikayak
YOUTUBE:		https://www.youtube.com/user/roilivethelife
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/roikayak
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Tui in Galicia, Spain all the year
OCCUPATION:		Studying level C1 of English
LANGUAGES:		Spanish, Galician, English & Portuguese
HIGHER EDUCATION:		I completed degree in computer engineering in 2017 at University of Santiago de Compostela
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I first tried it in a child camp in 2003 when I was 8 years old, and then the next summer I joined my canoe club in 2004.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		My trainer, he made me realize that I could perform better and fight at international competitions.
HERO/IDOL:		Maybe Saul Craviotto, a reference in my country and very good person
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		I don't have any rituals or beliefs. I only try to keep calm and enjoy
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		Step by step
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Castrelo de Mino in Spain to train, because its a very good and quiet place. And Montemor o Velho because I did my first international there and I also won there the World's U23
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Pasta
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Californication
AMBITIONS :		Olympic and World Champion
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Best U23 in Spain in 2015
CLUB:		Club Kayak tudense
NAME OF COACH:		Estaban Alonso Nunez
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		First international medal at European U23 2014 at Mantes Yvelines (France)