Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SLALOM JUNIOR & U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Biography

Tristan CARTER

Federation :	PADDLE AUSTRALIA
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	17/02/1998
Height (cm.) :
Weight (Kg.) :	67

Athlete entered in:
Men's C1 U23
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Daniel WATKINS
Men's C1x3 U23	other members of the team:	Brodie CRAWFORD

HOBBIES:		Surfing, Guitar, Skating
SPORTING RELATIVES:		Jake King (Play's AFL football for Richmond FC)
OTHER SPORTS:		Surfing
BIOGRAPHY:		Carter first got into a kayak at the age of 10 in Melbourne and has represented Australia at the World Championships more than once. However, Paris 2024 will mark the Victorian’s debut at the Olympics. He is a fan of rock music and is also into surfing.
INSTAGRAM:		https://instagram.com/tristanjcarter/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Rosanna, Melbourne
OCCUPATION:		Student
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I started kayaking at age 10, and I started in my hometown in Melbourne.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		My sister originally started paddling, and i watched her and thought it might look like fun, so i decided to get in a boat myself, and I haven't looked back since.
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Warwick Drapper
HERO/IDOL:		Matej Benus, Benjamin Savsek, Vavrinec Hradilek
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		"No matter how many times you get knocked down, you just gotta get back up"
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Bratislava, Slovakia
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, 90's Rock
AMBITIONS :		To represent my country in as many international competitions as i possibly can.
CLUB:		Melbourne Canoe Club
NAME OF COACH:		Warwick Drapper, Stuart McIntosh, Mike Druce
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		Australian
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2015
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Slovakia
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		Word Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Liptovsky Mikulas