Ian Wynne (born 30 November 1973) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at

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in 2004. In the same year he won the silver medal in the same event at the European Championships at

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, Poland, as well as the bronze in the K-2 1000 m with partner Paul Darby-Dowman. In 2005 he finished seventh in the K-1 500 m at the

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, Croatia. In October 2007 he crossed the

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between Great Britain and France in a new record time of 2:59,06 hours. Wynne, who was born in

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, is a member of the

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. He is 184 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 84 kg (185 lbs). As a teenager he represented Great Britain in international

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championships. Ian Wynne is now the British men's 1000m team coach.

References

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1973 births English male canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people People from Tonbridge Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics British male canoeists Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain {{UK-canoe-bio-stub