Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Robert OLIVER

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	14/01/1988
Height (cm.) :	170
Weight (Kg.) :	72

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL3 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Bert (Family name)

HOBBIES:

PS4, EDM / House Music, films, football

Favourite TV Programme - Game of Thrones, Southpark, Top Boy

Favourite Movie - Anchorman

Perfect Day - Winning the lottery/Winning a gold medal/learning that I can fly/a massive celebration party

BIOGRAPHY:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	KL3	2015	Milan, ITA	39.739
5	K1 200m LTA	2014	Moscow, RUS	40.633
6	KL3	2016	Duisburg, GER	41.413
6	K1 200m LTA	2013	Duisburg, GER	40.618
11	K1 200m LTA	2012	Poznan, POL	50.285

Set to compete in the KL3 at Paris 2024, Oliver is more than capable of adding to his bronze in the event from Tokyo 2020. The three-time world silver medallist who loves video games and karting took up the sport in 2011. He has worked as an aerospace engineer.

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/robertoliverGB

TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/RobertOliverGB

YOUTUBE:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDH2HUMAdrQ0Sd23PY6aiw

INSTAGRAM:

https://instagram.com/robertolivergb

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Birmingham, England

OCCUPATION:

Athlete, Aerospace Engineer

LANGUAGES:

English

HIGHER EDUCATION:

HNC in Engineering

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

I started Paracanoe in 2011 with Solihull Canoe Club

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

In 2008, I broke my leg during a football match, "should have stuck to Olympic lifting, I hear you saying". Seventeen operations and nine months later I had my leg amputated due to medical negligence. I was only 20 years old and up until this point had always been very active and I felt like this area of my life had come to an end. That was until I found kayaking in 2010. Once I realised I could still take part in competitive sport as an amputee I decided I was going to dedicate my life to becoming the very best. By pushing my body to the extreme and having the mental determination to succeed.

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:

Colin Radmore

TRAINING PARTNER(S):

Emma Wiggs, Nikki Paterson, Luke Sweet, Paul Farbrother

HERO/IDOL:

David Beckham - Football / charity icon

SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:

"YOU DONT GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR... YOU GET WHAT YOU WORK FOR."

FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:

Nottingham NWSC

FAVOURITE FOOD:

Pizza

FAVOURITE MUSIC:

House music

AMBITIONS :

European, World and Paracanoe Champion

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Represented Paracanoe at London Paralympics as a future elite athlete.

Winner of Solihull Disabled Sportsman of the Year 2012, 2015

CLUB:

Solihull Canoe Club

NAME OF COACH:

Colin Radmore

NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:

GBR

SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:

2011

TRAINING REGIME:

13 training sessions a week with a mix of gym and water work. Very vague, but I'm not giving away secrets ha ha...

"YOU DONT GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR... YOU GET WHAT YOU WORK FOR."

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:

GBR

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:

Paracanoe World Championships

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:

Poznan, Poland

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

2015 Silver Medal - World Championships

2015 European Champion

2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 British National Champion

Current K1 200m British No. 1

K1 200m British record holder

2013 European Bronze Medallist

Represented Great Britain in 2012 / 2013 / 2014 World Championships

OTHER INFORMATION:

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
He broke his right leg during a football match in 2008 and underwent 17 operations. He later had his leg amputated, and was awarded compensation after it was decided the procedure had been required as a result of medical negligence. "When I first lost my leg I was so angry with everyone and everything. But as soon as I got over that first year, I thought I have to get on with it, and I have never looked back since. I still struggle to believe that a football match led to me losing my leg." (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016; birminghammail.co.uk, 27 Jul 2012)

Awards
He was named Sportsman of the Year at the 2015 Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Awards in England. (solihullobserver.co.uk, 19 Nov 2015)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as an aerospace engineer. (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 01 Jan 2016)

PREFERRED DISTANCE:

200m

CLASSIFICATION:

KL3

BEST RESULTS:

Paralympics: Bronze - 1; World Championships: Silver - 3.

2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)
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