Jackson Collins (born November 5, 1998) is an Australian canoeist. He represented Australia at the

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Career

He competed at the

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in the K-4 500 metres event and finished in fourth place with a time of 1:19.905. As a result, they

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for the

. At the Olympics he competed in the K-4 500 metres event and won a silver medal. Following a

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, they missed winning the gold medal by 0.04 seconds.

Personal life

Collins is the son of former Olympic canoeist Daniel Collins.

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* 1998 births Living people Australian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in canoeing 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-canoe-bio-stub