Thomas Green (canoeist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 3 June 1999 Queensland, Australia[1] |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoe sprint |
Medal record | |
Thomas Anthony Green OAM (born 3 June 1999) is an Australian sprint canoeist.[2] He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Jean van der Westhuyzen.[3] He also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in seventh place.[4]
In 2018, he won the K2 1000m with Joel McKitterick at the World Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and followed it up with wins in the 2019 Championships in Pitesti, Romania in the Under 23 K1 1000m and K4 500m events.[5][6]
Green was only 10 years old when he started kayaking at the Currumbin Creek Canoe Club. He was encouraged to concentrate on flat-water paddling. He competed at the Australian Canoe Sprint Championships, winning eleven medals, three of which were gold medals.[7]
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Green was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Green". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Green". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Kayak Double 1000m: Results Final A" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Kayak Single 1000m: Results Final A" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Australia, Paddle. "Tom Green | Paddle Australia". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "'Mum pushed herself to her limit' Family shapes Team Australia's youngest Olympian". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Green". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Green at the International Canoe Federation
- Thomas Green at Olympedia
- Thomas Green at the Australian Olympic Committee
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Australian male canoeists
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- Olympic canoeists for Australia
- Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen