Biography
Samuel CURTIS
 CANOEING IRELAND
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| Male | |
| 22/01/1994 | |
| 175 | |
| 73 |
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| other members of the team: |
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Eoin TEAGUE | |
| Oisin FARRELL | |||
| NICKNAME: | Sam | |
| HOBBIES: |
Table Tennis, Running, Cycling,
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| PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE: |
Fast
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| FACEBOOK: |
www.facebook.com/samcurtis94.k1
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| TWITTER: |
https://twitter.com/Curtis_Sam
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| YOUTUBE: |
https://www.youtube.com/user/SamCurtisSlalom
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| INSTAGRAM: |
https://instagram.com/samcurtis94
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| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: |
Dublin
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| OCCUPATION: |
Student
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| HIGHER EDUCATION: |
Dublin Institute of Technology, Industrial Design
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| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: |
Started at age 12 on the Liffey
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| 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
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| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: |
Eoin Rheinisch
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| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: |
I train really hard and hope for the best
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| 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
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| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: |
Lee Valley
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| Lee Valley | ||
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | Sweet potatoe chips | |
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Sweet potatoe chips
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| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Banging chunes | |
| AMBITIONS : |
Represent Ireland at an Olympic Games
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| AWARDS AND HONORS: |
DIT Athlete of the year 2015
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| CLUB: |
DITCC
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| NAME OF COACH: |
Eoin Rheinisch
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| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: |
Irish
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| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: |
2013
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| TRAINING REGIME: | 10-14 Sessions per week, depending on the time of year | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: |
2012
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: |
Great Britain
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: |
ICF World Cup 1
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: |
Cardiff
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| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: |
Irish Champion 2015
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2017 ICF CANOE SLALOM JUNIOR & U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Results
| Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Jul 19 9:30 |
Men's K1 U23 Heats |
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42
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99.47
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Jul 19 11:50 |
Men's K1 U23 Heats |
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19
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97.11
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Jul 23 10:30 |
Men's K1x3 U23 Final |
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21
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224.59
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