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

Biography

Colin SIEDERS

Federation :	PADDLE AUSTRALIA
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	19/01/1982
Height (cm.) :
Weight (Kg.) :

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR

OTHER SPORTS:

He competed at the national motorsport championships for people with an impairment, which was part of the 2003 Australian Racing Car Series.

BIOGRAPHY:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	K1 200m A	2014	Moscow, RUS	53.733
7	K1 200m A	2013	Duisburg, GER	54.925
9	KL1	2015	Milan, ITA	55.300
13	KL1	2016	Duisburg, GER	55.267

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Sydney, NSW

OCCUPATION:

Business person

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He took up the sport in 2012

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

After sustaining further injuries in a second car accident in December 2011, he began focusing on other sports. "It was developing into a serious problem so I looked around for something to do. It had to be a low-impact sport because of my injured hip. I'm a water-lover, so kayaking was the way to go." (penrithcitygazette.com.au, 19 Jun 2013)

HERO/IDOL:

Italian Para cyclist and racing driver Alex Zanardi.

NAME OF COACH:

Andrea King [national]; Sam Norton [personal]

TRAINING REGIME:

He does up to seven sessions on the water each week, in addition to three to four sessions in the gym

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:

2013

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:

Germany

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:

World Championships

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:

Duisburg

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Making his international debut in Para canoe sprint at the 2013 World Championships in Duisburg, Germany

OTHER INFORMATION:

Classification
KL1

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Facebook page, 03 Mar 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Facebook page, 03 Mar 2017)

Impairment Details
In 1997 he was in a car driven by his friend's mother when the vehicle hit a patch of black ice and collided with a tree. He spent 51 weeks in hospital and underwent 30 operations on the internal injuries he sustained in the accident. He used a wheelchair for three years and required several years of rehabilitation, eventually regaining around 30% use of his left leg. He also had muscles in his lower back and abdomen removed. In 2011 he was involved in a second road accident, which resulted in broken bones in his knee and damage to his hip. He is only able to stand for 10 minutes and has to walk with crutches due to a compressed nerve in his leg. (adelaidenow.com.au, 09 Aug 2016; paralympic.org.au, 2016)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is an ambassador for CareFlight, an aero-medical charity that provided assistance when he was involved in his car accident at age 15. (sunshinecoastdaily.com.au, 08 Sep 2016; paralympic.org.au, 2016)

OCCUPATION
He works full-time for his family business. (paralympic.org.au, 2016)

CLASSIFICATION:

KL1

2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)
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