Iain Clough (born 22 May 1965 in
Nottingham
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) is a
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slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s.
Early life
He grew up on Main Street in
Normanton on Soar but trained at Mansfield Canoe Club.
Both him and his brother,
Andrew Clough
Andrew Clough (5 January 1970 in Nottingham - 4 July 2007 in Melbourne) was a British slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s.
Early life
He grew up on Main Street in Normanton on Soar but trained at Mansfield Canoe Club.
Both him ...
, attended
Harry Carlton School in
East Leake
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. He studied at the University of Cambridge, taking chemical engineering.
Career
He finished 12th in the
C-2 event at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona
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.
He was a chemical engineer in 1992. He moved to Guisborough in the late 1980s, both him and his brother were sponsored by ICI. He worked at ICI Wilton.
[''East Cleveland Herald & Post'' Wednesday 21 March 1990, page 1]
References
External links
Sports-Reference.com profile
1965 births
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
English male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Great Britain
People from Rushcliffe (district)
Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire
British male canoeists
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