Michael Dawson (born 15 October 1986 in
Tauranga
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) is a New Zealand
slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.
He won a bronze medal in the inaugural Extreme K1 event at the
2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was the 38th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 22 September to 1 October 2017 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, France under the auspices of International ...
in
Pau. At the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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he competed in the
K1 event finishing in 15th place after being eliminated in the semifinals.
Four years later in
Rio de Janeiro
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he made the final and finished in 10th place in the
K1 event.
In 2010, and again in 2012, he won first place in the extreme-whitewater Green River Narrows Race in North Carolina, USA.
[ Retrieved 04 Nov 2012.]
World Cup individual podiums
:
1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
References
New Zealand male canoeists
1986 births
Living people
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists of New Zealand
Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Tauranga
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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