Biography
Ryan WESTLEY
 PADDLE UK
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| Male | |
| 19/08/1993 | |
| 181 | |
| 80 |
| Athlete entered in: | |||
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| Medals: | |||
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Bronze
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Men's C1 SENIOR | ||
| NICKNAME: | Westo | |
| HOBBIES: |
Favourite TV Show - Game of Thrones Plays Fifa - Division 1 Fifa Player
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| 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. |
2021 ECA CANOE SLALOM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (AND OLYMPIC QUALIFIER)
NF Medallist
FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA CANOA KAYAK FICK
| Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Jun 14 9:00 |
Men's C1 SENIOR Heats |
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18
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96.28
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Jun 15 9:00 |
Men's C1 SENIOR Semifinal |
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4
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97.13
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Jun 15 12:03 |
Men's C1 SENIOR Final |
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3
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95.07
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