Biography
Samuel CURTIS
Samuel CURTIS
CANOEING IRELAND CANOEING IRELAND
Male
22/01/1994
175
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Athlete entered in:
 
other members of the team: barco Eoin TEAGUE
Oisin FARRELL
NICKNAME:   Sam
HOBBIES:  
Table Tennis, Running, Cycling,
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE:  
Fast
FACEBOOK:  
www.facebook.com/samcurtis94.k1
TWITTER:  
https://twitter.com/Curtis_Sam
YOUTUBE:  
https://www.youtube.com/user/SamCurtisSlalom
INSTAGRAM:  
https://instagram.com/samcurtis94
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:  
Dublin
OCCUPATION:  
Student
HIGHER EDUCATION:  
Dublin Institute of Technology, Industrial Design 
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:  
Started at age 12 on the Liffey
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:  
Older brother started paddling with a friend of his, and I eventually got roped into it. And just took to it, the constantly changing nature of canoe slalom really appealed to me. It never gets boring. The hard training and varied nature of that training, was a great channel for the vast amounts of energy I had as a kid
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:  
Eoin Rheinisch
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:  
I train really hard and hope for the best
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:  
Don't let the things which matter the least affect the things that matter the most. Use every stroke like an archer's last arrow
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:  
Lee Valley
  Lee Valley
FAVOURITE FOOD:   Sweet potatoe chips
 
Sweet potatoe chips
FAVOURITE MUSIC:   Banging chunes
AMBITIONS :  
Represent Ireland at an Olympic Games
AWARDS AND HONORS:  
DIT Athlete of the year 2015
CLUB:  
DITCC
NAME OF COACH:  
Eoin Rheinisch
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:  
Irish
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:  
2013
TRAINING REGIME:   10-14 Sessions per week, depending on the time of year
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:  
2012
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:  
Great Britain
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:  
ICF World Cup 1
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:  
Cardiff
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:  
Irish Champion 2015
2017 ICF CANOE SLALOM JUNIOR & U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Jul 19
9:30
Men's K1 U23
Heats
IRL Samuel CURTIS
42
99.47
Jul 19
11:50
Men's K1 U23
Heats
IRL Samuel CURTIS
19
97.11
Jul 23
10:30
Men's K1x3 U23
Final
IRL IRL
21
224.59



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