Results - 2019 EUROPEAN CANOE SLALOM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Ryan WESTLEY

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	19/08/1993
Height (cm.) :	181
Weight (Kg.) :	80

Athlete entered in:
Men's C1 SENIOR
Men's C1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	David FLORENCE
Men's C1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Adam BURGESS

NICKNAME:		Westo
HOBBIES:		Favourite TV Show - Game of Thrones Plays Fifa - Division 1 Fifa Player
		Hiking, scrambling, fishing, surfing and xbox.
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My Dad competed in Division 2 Canoe Slalom and my Uncle was British National Paragliding Champion
OTHER SPORTS:		Skiing, trail running, surfing and I just try to do as many different sports as possible
WEBSITE:		http://www.ryanwestley.co.uk
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/c1westley
TWITTER:		https://twitter.com/ryan_westley
YOUTUBE:		https://www.youtube.com/user/West6661
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/rwestley
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Based in Lee Valley all year round
OCCUPATION:		Uk sport lottery-funded athlete
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Just about managed 1 year of a sports science and management degree
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		1996 on the river Axe in Somerset and on the sea in Cornwall
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		My family got me into canoeing for fun at a young age and have supported me all the way through. Both financially and by giving up so much time driving all over the country.
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		You get out what you put in.
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		La Seu, Ivrea and Bourg. For me the area around the course and the outdoors aspect of canoeing makes it much more fun.
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Pizza
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Anything chilled out
AMBITIONS :		European, World and Olympic Champion. Without working to hard.
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Honorary member of my canoe club
CLUB:		Lower Wharfe Canoe Club
NAME OF COACH:		Mark Ratcliffe
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		2014 European Championships in Vienna
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Bronze medal at my home Worlds, really unexpected and to do it in front of lots of my family and lots of people who have played a really big part in my career was amazing.