Ken Wallace (canoeist)

Ken Wallace
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Personal information
Full nameKenneth Maxwell Wallace
Nickname(s)Kenny
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 39)
Gosford, New South Wales
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
ClubTugun Surf Life Saving Club, Currumbin Creek Canoe Club
PartnerLachlan Tame
Coached byJimmy Owens (2000 – current)
Updated on 18 July 2018.

Kenneth Maxwell Wallace, OAM (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.

Career

Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later he was the K-1 1000 m Junior World Champion in Curitiba, Brazil.

Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.

In 2007, Wallace at the ICF World Championships held in Duisburg, Germany placed 4th in the K-1 1000m Final. This result qualified Australia a berth at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Wallace won two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with gold in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-1 1000 m events. He also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 2010) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 2009).

He was awarded the Order of Australia in 2009.

In February 2011, Wallace competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete.


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