Andrew John Train (born 21 September 1963) is a

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sprint canoeist and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won seven medals at the

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with two silvers (C-2 10000 m:

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), and five bronzes (C-2 1000 m:

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, C-1 10000 m:

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, C-2 10000 m:

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

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, 1991). Between 1984 and 2000, Train competed in five

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, earning his best finish of sixth twice ( C-1 1000 m:

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, C-2 1000 m:

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). Train has also won three

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, in 1988, 1996 and 1998, competing in C-2 with his brother

Stephen Train Stephen David "Steve" Train (born 23 February 1962) is a British sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers ( ...

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* * 1963 births Living people British male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Olympic canoeists of Great Britain Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{UK-canoe-bio-stub