Chris Arrowsmith
British canoeist
Christopher James Arrowsmith (born 9 November 1966 at the Royal Naval Hospital Imtarfa, Rabat, Malta) is a Great Britain Slalom Canoeist who competed from the late-1970s to the early 1990s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Early life
Christopher currently lives in Stratford upon Avon. He was a computer technician in 1992. His 23 year old sister Christine married Paul Brain in August 1990.
Christopher, along with the rest of his family, was introduced to Canoeing at a 'Try it' session in the Dorking, Surrey Swimming Pool at the age of 9.
Career
He started in competitive canoeing in June 1978, entering the Novice event at Shepperton Weir on the River Thames in Surrey.
Over the next few years along with his Stratford on Avon Kayakists (SOAK) fellow canoeists he competed in all of the canoe competition discipline's of:
Canoe Slalom in the discipline's of Kayak Singles (K1), Canadian Singles (C1) and Canadian Doubles (C2) – in the Canadian classes paddlers kneel in their boat with a small cockpit sealed with a Spraydeck. Chris's Slalom Ranking History is listed below.
(Canoe Polo) – in single Kayak (K1)
(Wild Water Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1)
(Canoe Sprint) – in single Kayak (K1)
(Marathon Canoe Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1)
Chris's Canoe Slalom history:
Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results – with Paul Brain
Year Division Ranking/ Result
October 1979 Novice First Slalom in C2 at Durngate Mill, Winchester
1979 3 Position 12
1980 3 Position 22
1981 3 ???
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