Ian Raspin

Ian Raspin
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Três CoroasK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1995 NottinghamK1 team

Ian Michael Raspin (born 31 March 1967 in Guisborough) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

Early life

Ian has a younger brother, Andrew "Kidda" Raspin, also a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

He lived in Skelton-in-Cleveland. Like his brother, he attended Trent Polytechnic, and lived in West Bridgford.[1] He was a supply teacher in 1992.

Career

He won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1997 and a bronze in 1995.

Raspin also competed in two Summer Olympic Games, earning his best finish of ninth in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
199111 Jul 1991Reals1stK1
199220 Jun 1992Bourg St.-Maurice1stK1
199325 Jul 1993Lofer2ndK1
199426 Jun 1994Nottingham1stK1
18 Sep 1994Asahi, Aichi2ndK1
199814 Jun 1998Liptovský Mikuláš3rdK1
21 Jun 1998Tacen3rdK1

References

  1. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 10 November 1988, page 51
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Raspin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.


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