OLIVER Robert

Great Britain
Canoe Sprint
14 Jan 1988
33
Male
KL3
BIRMINGHAM
 
Great Britain
BIRMINGHAM
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CSP Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Heat 2
#8
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Semi-final 1
#25
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL3 Final A
#33
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
5Kayak Single 200m - KL32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA42.410
World Championships
2Kayak Single 200m - KL32015Milan, ITA39.739
4Kayak Single 200m - KL32018Montemor-o-Velho, POR40.987
5Kayak Single 200m - KL32019Szeged, HUN42.26
5Men's K1 200m LTA2014Moscow, RUS40.633
6Kayak Single 200m - KL32017Racice, CZE40.793
6Kayak Single 200m - KL32016Duisburg, GER41.413
6Men's K1 200m LTA2013Duisburg, GER40.618
11Men's K1 200m LTA2012Poznan, POL50.285
European Championships
2Kayak Single 200m - KL32017Plovdiv, BUL38.572
3Kayak Single 200m - KL32019Poznan, POL42.477
5Kayak Single 200m - KL32018Belgrade, SRB40.700
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Rob (birminghammail.co.uk, 03 Oct 2016)
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Video games, football, house renovations, cinema, go karting, spending time with friends and family. (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 26 Aug 2018)
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Athlete
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Son Elliot [2017], daughter Maisey
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English
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Scott Simon [national], GBR
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A shoulder injury kept him out of action for three months in 2016. (birminghammail.co.uk, 03 Oct 2016)
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He took up the sport in 2011. (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 26 Aug 2018)
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"I went to a Talent ID day just before London 2012 [Paralympic Games] trying out a number of different sports. I was actually there focused on just trying the ones to really test my strength. But I came across a kayaking machine whilst I was waiting to go to another stall. I thought, 'I will have a go at that'. I actually set the fastest time that they had from all of their roadshows. The coaches at the time told me I was really good at it, so I took their word for it and I got a call back for some taster tester days in Para canoe and kayaking and then I just carried on from there. When I did find Para canoe it really helped me because I was around others who were like me every day who all had a variety of disabilities. Being around them every day you forget that you've got a disability." (electriceelspfc.com, 30 Nov 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (electriceelspfc.com, 30 Nov 2020)
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He was named Sportsman of the Year at the 2015 Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sports Awards in England. (solihullobserver.co.uk, 19 Nov 2015)

General Interest

Classification
KL3 (ICF, 23 Sep 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 26 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 26 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He broke his right leg during a football match in 2008 and underwent 17 operations. He later had his leg amputated, and was awarded compensation after it was decided the procedure had been required as a result of medical negligence. "When I first lost my leg I was so angry with everyone and everything. But as soon as I got over that first year, I thought I have to get on with it, and I have never looked back since. I still struggle to believe that a football match led to me losing my leg." (britishcanoeing.org.uk, 26 Aug 2018; birminghammail.co.uk, 27 Jul 2012)

General
RETIREMENT PLAN
He says he intends to retire from the sport after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I'm going to retire next year [2021] after Tokyo, I've been looking at other sports to do recreationally." (electriceelspfc.com, 30 Nov 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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