Biography
Michael BALLARD
Michael BALLARD
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION (ACA) AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION (ACA)
Male
20/09/1984
 
 
Athlete entered in:
 
OTHER SPORTS:   Football, Wrestling, and Baseball in high school; Baseball in college; Amateur Rugby as an adult.
INSTAGRAM:   https://www.instagram.com/Mike_Ballard84
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   I started paddling competitively in 2017. I made my international debut at the World Cup in Poznan, Poland in 2019.
AMBITIONS :   Paris 2024 paralympics
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   Winning back to back conference championships with the Adrian College Baseball team.
OTHER INFORMATION:   I was playing amateur rugby in 2014. I made a tackle and ended up on the bottom of the pile. I got rolled up in a weird position and broke my back. I fractured my T12/L1 vertebrae, which resulted in being paralyzed from the waist down.
2013 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 26
14:37
 
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR
Heats 1
USA Michael BALLARD
7
1:18.23
May 27
8:45
 
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
USA Michael BALLARD
5
57.30



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