Ken Wallace (canoeist)
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| Full name | Kenneth Maxwell Wallace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Kenny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1983[1] Gosford, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1999 - 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Surf Life Saving, Sprint Canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tugun Surf Life Saving Club, Currumbin Creek Canoe Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Australian Olympic Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Lachlan Tame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | David Smith Riley Fitzsimmons Jordan Wood Jacob Clear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jimmy Owens (2000 – current) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | Beijing 2008 - K1 1000m & 500m
London 2012 - K2 1000m Rio 2016 - K2 1000 & K4 1000m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 18 July 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth Maxwell Wallace (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.
Career
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later, he was the K-1 1000 m Junior World Champion in Curitiba, Brazil.
Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.
In 2007, Wallace at the ICF World Championships held in Duisburg, Germany placed 4th in the K-1 1000m Final. This result qualified Australia a berth at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Wallace won two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with gold in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.[3] He also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 2010) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 2009).
He was awarded the Order of Australia in 2009.[4]
In February 2011, Wallace competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete.
References
- ^ "Ken Wallace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Ken Wallace". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Ken Wallace". corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Ken Wallace". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.