Ian Michael Raspin (born 31 March 1967 in Guisborough) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He won two medals in the K1 team event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. Raspin also competed in two Summer Olympic Games, earning his best finish of ninth in the K1 event in

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in 1996. Ian has a younger brother, Andrew "Kidda" Raspin, also a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

World Cup individual podiums

References

* * 1967 births English male canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Guisborough Sportspeople from Yorkshire British male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub