Ian Wynne (born 30 November 1973) is a British

canoe sprint Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

er who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. In the same year he won the silver medal in the same event at the European Championships at

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, Poland, as well as the bronze in the K-2 1000 m with partner Paul Darby-Dowman. In 2005 he finished seventh in the K-1 500 m at the

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, Croatia. In October 2007 he crossed the

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between Great Britain and France in a new record time of 2:59,06 hours. Wynne, who was born in

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, is a member of the Royal Canoe Club. He is tall and weighs . As a teenager he represented Great Britain in international

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championships. Ian Wynne is now the British men's 1000m team coach.

References

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1973 births English male canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people People from Tonbridge Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics British male canoeists Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain {{UK-canoe-bio-stub