Steven Sean Ferguson (born 8 May 1980) is a
sprint canoeist,
surf lifesaver and former
swimmer from New Zealand.
Ferguson was born in
Auckland
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, New Zealand, the son of four-time Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist
Ian Ferguson.
Steven Ferguson competed in the
100 m and
200 m breaststroke at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney, but did not pass the qualifying heats. He also competed in swimming at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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.
He represented New Zealand in
canoeing at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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. He finished eighth in the
K-2 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the heats of the
K-1 500 m event. He competed again in the
K-2 1000 m at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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with
Mike Walker, finishing fifth. He also competed in the
K-1 500 m final, finishing eighth. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with
Darryl Fitzgerald to compete in the
K-2 1000 m. They reached the final and finished 7th.
He is also involved in surf lifesaving and belongs to the New Zealand National Team which competed at World Lifesaving Championships 2004 in Viareggio, Italy, and 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. At these events he won medals in the pool swimming and surf ski paddle events.
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1980 births
Male breaststroke swimmers
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
Living people
New Zealand male canoeists
New Zealand male swimmers
Olympic canoeists of New Zealand
Olympic swimmers of New Zealand
Sportspeople from Auckland
Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
New Zealand surf lifesavers
Swimmers from Auckland
2021 America's Cup sailors
New Zealand sailors
People educated at Northcote College
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