Scott Parsons (born March 27, 1979, in

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) is an American slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K1 event at

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in 2004. He finished 20th in

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he represented the

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for the third time. He finished 16th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the heats. He qualified a US K1 slalom kayak for the 2012 Summer Olympics by finishing 15th at the 2011 World Championships, and then ensured his own qualification by finishing 11th at the 2012 Cardiff World Cup event on 9 June 2012. Parsons attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, OH. His former wife Lauren Bixby was also a kayaker before she had to retire due to injury.

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1979 births American male canoeists Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States {{US-canoe-bio-stub