Ivan Lawler (born 19 November 1966) is a British marathon canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, winning five gold and two silver medals at the canoe marathon world championships. He also competed in canoe sprint, and won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (

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) and a silver (K-2 10000 m:

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). At club level, he has always competed for Elmbridge canoe club. Lawler also competed in three

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, but did not advance to the final in any of the

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he competed in. His most notable was sixth in the semifinal round of the K-2 500 m event at

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. In 2011, Lawler attempted to break the long-standing record time in the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon with current world champion Ben Brown. However, they were unsuccessful and retired from the race due to injury and poor flow on the Thames. He now owns and operates "Ultimate Kayaks", selling new and used Nelo and Epic kayaks including those of Olympic athletes who chose not to take their kayaks home. He also plays a key role in the coaching system at Elmbridge canoe club. Lawler's latest achievement comes in the form of setting the new Great Glen Paddle course record of 8hrs 1min on 22 March 2014. In March 2017 he was elected President of British Canoeing, the sport's national governing body. He was appointed MBE in the

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. Lawler completed his studies at the

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in 1997 and has been a registered osteopath since 2000.

References

* http://www.ultimatekayaks.co.uk/aboutus.asp * * *
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* http://www.greatglenpaddle.co.uk/results 1966 births Living people British male canoeists Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic canoeists of Great Britain Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub