WATKINS Daniel

Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HOBART, TAS

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : HOBART, TAS

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Canoe	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Semi-final	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX	C1	K1 Team	C1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	81	-	41	8	11
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	28	-	22	10	13
2017	Pau, FRA	-	25	53	-	7
2015	London, GBR	55	-	-	21	-

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1	C1
2020	Auckland, NZL	10	1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	20	19
2018	Auckland, NZL	4	2
2017	Auckland, NZL	15	12

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Canoe	-	1 x 17th, 1 x 20th
2019	Kayak	20th	1 x 10th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 28th
2019	Canoe	27th	1 x 11th, 1 x 15th, 1 x 23rd
2018	Kayak	45th	1 x 9th, 1 x 37th, 1 x 41st
2018	Canoe	30th	1 x 16th, 1 x 23rd, 1 x 28th
2017	Canoe	30th	1 x 12th, 1 x 21st, 1 x 27th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
9	2018	Kayak	Krakow, POL
10	2019	Kayak	Lee Valley, GBR
11	2019	Canoe	Bratislava, SVK
12	2017	Canoe	Augsburg, GER
15	2019	Canoe	Tacen, SLO
16	2018	Canoe	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK
17	2021	Canoe	Markkleeberg, GER
17	2019	Kayak	Prague, CZE
20	2021	Canoe	Prague, CZE
21	2017	Canoe	Ivrea, ITA

World Junior & U23 Championships (Under 23)

Year	Location	K1	C1	K1 Team	C1 Team
2018	Ivrea, ITA	14	6	20	9
2017	Bratislava, SVK	-	9	-	14

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Dan, Dan the Van Man (tis.tas.gov.au, 22 Feb 2020; olympics.com.au, 27 Feb 2020)

Climbing, mountain biking, creek boating, hiking. (tis.tas.gov.au, 22 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Engineering - University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, AUS

Languages spoken:

Derwent Canoe Club [Hobart, TAS, AUS]

Robin Jeffery [national], AUS; Julien Billaut [national], FRA

He began paddling at age 11 in Grove, TAS, Australia. (olympics.com.au, 22 Feb 2020)

His parents encouraged him to learn the sport properly after watching him paddle at the beach at a young age. (olympics.com.au, 22 Feb 2020)

Being selected for the Australian team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com.au, 27 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
DAN THE VAN MAN
He spends several months a year travelling in his van around Australia, searching for rivers to paddle on. "For the last five years [speaking in 2020] I have been living in my van for a few months each year. It keeps me connected to why I took up the sport to begin with - getting into the wilderness, getting out on rivers and enjoying time with friends and family." (olympics.com.au, 27 Feb 2020)

OCCUPATION
Outside of sport he has worked as a photocopier technician. (tis.tas.gov.au, 22 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Dan.watkins1995
https://instagram.com/dan__watkins

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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