Ken Wallace (canoeist)

Ken Wallace
OAM OLY
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Maxwell Wallace
NicknameKenny
NationalityAustralian
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 41)[1]
Gosford, New South Wales
Years active1999 - 2020
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight91 kg (201 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSurf Life Saving, Sprint Canoe
ClubTugun Surf Life Saving Club, Currumbin Creek Canoe Club
TeamAustralian Olympic Team
PartnerLachlan Tame
Former partnerDavid Smith Riley Fitzsimmons Jordan Wood Jacob Clear
Coached byJimmy Owens (2000 – current)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008 - K1 1000m & 500m

London 2012 - K2 1000m

Rio 2016 - K2 1000 & K4 1000m
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Curitiba K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Poznań K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-1 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Racice K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Updated on 18 July 2018

Kenneth Maxwell Wallace, OAM[3] OLY (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.

  1. ^ "Ken Wallace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ken Wallace". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Wallace, Kenneth Maxwell – Medal of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2016.