Mark Delaney (canoeist)
Mark Delaney (born 13 July 1964 in Cambridge)[1] is a British whitewater slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. He won two medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1993 and a bronze in 1991. He also has a bronze from the same event from the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1993 Mezzana | C1 team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1991 Tacen | C1 team |
| European Championships | ||
| 1998 Roudnice nad Labem | C1 team |
Delaney also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 14th in the C1 event in Atlanta in 1996.
He also won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Cup race in Tacen.
Working for British Canoe Union World Class from Nottingham as a Performance Canoe Coach he's had numerous successes with C2 and C1 paddlers, most significantly as the personal coach to David Florence, Silver Beijing Olympic Games 2008.
References
- "Sports-reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)