Lynn Simpson (Lynn Reys) (born 16 February 1971 in

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) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. She won four medals at the

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with a gold (K1:

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), a silver (K1 team: 1995), and two bronzes (K1 team:

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). She also won the

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series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996. Simpson also competed in two

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, earning her best finish of tenth in the K1 event in

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. Post retirement Lynn now coaches youth paddlers at the northern german canoe powerhouse Stortebeker padelsport club alongside her husband and former bbc TV paddles up champion Mickel Reys in the city of Bremen. Lynn also appeared numerous times on bbc question of sport. Including the 1995 christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and the athletic heartthrob Roger Black.

World Cup individual podiums

References

* * 1971 births English female canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Scarborough, North Yorkshire British female canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year winners {{UK-canoe-bio-stub