David Ford (kayaker)
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David Watson Ford (born March 23, 1967) is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1980s and is still actively competing. He is Canada's most successful slalom paddler.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Ford has won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. In 1999 he became the first non-European to win the World Championship title.[1] Ford followed up with a World Championship silver in 2003. In 2003 he also won the overall World Cup title in K-1.[2] He was named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2003 Canadian Sport Awards, and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
Ford has competed in five Summer Olympics, earning a fourth-place finish in the K-1 event in Athens in 2004. He had a sixth-place finish in the same event in 2008 in Beijing.
On April 25, 2009, Ford married Canadian alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek. They have a son, Cooper.[3]
References
- 1 2 Beck, Jason. "David Ford". BCSportsHallofFame.com. BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "David Ford". canoekayak.ca. Canoe Kayak Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ Kingston, Gary. "David Ford refuses to hang up his paddle". vancouversun.com. Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Official website
- Real Champions profile
- Sports-reference.com profile