Michael Dawson (canoeist)

Michael "Mike" Dawson (born 15 October 1986 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.[1]

Michael Dawson

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
	2017 Pau	Extreme K1

He won a bronze medal in the inaugural Extreme K1 event at the 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Pau. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed in the K1 event[2] finishing in 15th place after being eliminated in the semifinals. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro he made the final and finished in 10th place in the K1 event.[3]

In 2010, and again in 2012, he won first place in the extreme-whitewater Green River Narrows Race in North Carolina, USA.[4][5]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2009	1 Feb 2009	Mangahao	3rd	K1^1
2018	24 Jun 2018	Liptovský Mikuláš	2nd	Extreme K1
	1 Jul 2018	Kraków	2nd	Extreme K1

¹ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1. "Michael DAWSON (NZL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
2. "Mike Dawson". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Dawson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 20 Sept 2012.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 04 Nov 2012.