Mark Delaney (canoeist)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1993 Mezzana | C1 team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1991 Tacen | C1 team |
| European Championships | ||
| 1998 Roudnice nad Labem | C1 team |
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]
Career
Delaney also competed in two Summer Olympic Games, 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.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 Jul 1995 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 |
Personal life
At the 1992 Olympics, he was a welder. He comes from Broxburn, on[3] Cardross Crescent. He married September in 1991.[4]
In 1993 he lived at 16 Harthill Road, Blackridge.[5]
References
- ^ "Sports-reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Wednesday 9 July 1986, page 17
- ^ West Lothian Courier Friday 6 September 1991, page 22
- ^ West Lothian Courier Friday 22 October 1993, page 12