Jed Prentice (born 1968) is an American
slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1986 to 1994.
He won two gold medals in the C1 team event at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
, earning them in
1989
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and
1991
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.
World Cup individual podiums
References
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American male canoeists
Living people
1968 births
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
20th-century American sportsmen
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