Tag Archive for: Olympics

Danielle Woodward

Danielle Woodward became the first Australian woman to win a canoe/kayak medal at the Olympics, as well as the first Australian to win a medal in a slalom event.

Dana Chladek

Dana Chladek is the only American to win two medals in Olympic canoe slalom.

Jamie McEwan

Jamie McEwan’s Olympic Bronze Medal in Augsburg at the 1972 Olympic Games spurred a U.S. slalom craze which has never been repeated.
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Tony Estanguet

Tony Estanguet is three-time European champion, three-time world champion and three-time Olympic champion.

William (Bill) T. Endicott

Bill Endicott vastly influenced whitewater slalom in the U.S. and internationally for thirty years.

Jon Lugbill

Jon is generally considered as the best paddler to ever compete in whitewater canoeing dominating the top levels of canoe slalom for over a decade

Scott Shipley

Scott is a three-time Olympian and three-time World Champion in slalom kayak among the many other outstanding medal performances and contributions.

Tom Johnson

Tom was the first kayak designer to make the leap from fiberglass to plastic with the River Chaser manufactured by Hollowform.

Gisela Grothaus-Steigerwald

Gisela's six wildwater world medals makes her the most successful female whitewater kayaker in German history. 

Richard Fox

Richard Fox is a decorated slalom paddler, and the innovator of smooth slalom techniques emulated by many and was the first to use a double torque kayak paddle during the ’89 World Championships.