Daniel James "Danny" Collins (born 7 October 1970) is an Australian
sprint canoeist
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
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who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in four
Summer Olympics
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, he won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a silver in
2000
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and a bronze in
1996
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, with canoeing partner
Andrew Trim
Andrew Trim (born 30 December 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian flatwater canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 500 m ev ...
.
Collins also won four medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 500 m:
1997
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), a silver (K-1 500 m:
1994
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), and two bronzes (K-1 500 m:
1993
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, K-2 500 m:
1999
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).
References
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1970 births
Australian Institute of Sport canoeists
Australian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Australia
Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
20th-century Australian people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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