Warwick Draper (born 23 September 1976 in
Melbourne
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) is an Australian
slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in three
Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the
K1 event in
Beijing
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in
2008
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Draper's love of canoeing began whilst at Eltham college during a school camp when he paddled in a lake.
In 2017, he was a contestant on the inaugural season of
Australian Ninja Warrior
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.
World Cup individual podiums
:
1 Continental Cup Oceania counting for World Cup points
:
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
References
1976 births
Australian 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 Australia
Canoeists from Melbourne
Australian Institute of Sport canoeists
21st-century Australian people
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