John Arthur Torquil G. MacLeod (born 31 March 1947) is a British retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 team event at the

1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 11th edition. The mixed C2 team event returned for the third and final time after not being held a ...

in Bourg St.-Maurice. MacLeod finished 30th in the K-1 event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. Having coached Junior athletes for two years John very successfully coached senior GB team kayaks from 1979 to 1981 followed by two years as senior GB team chief coach culminating in 7 medals being won by GB Team at the 1983 World Championships. In 1989 John was appointed Manager to the senior team and worked through to the

Barcelona Olympic Games The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and beyond, all voluntary. By 1999 he had left teaching and was appointed as paid full-time Manager to GB teams, later focusing on senior and Olympic teams management. Within his coaching and management years 8 world championship gold medals have been awarded to GB team. In 2009 he was appointed as Canoe Manager for the

London 2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, responsible for both Canoe Sprint and Canoe Slalom, both events being extremely successful. John has been a key player in design and commissioning of both Nottingham (1987) and Lee Valley (2011) canoe slalom courses.

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1947 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain British male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub