- Ken Wallace
Ken (Kenneth) Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in
Gosford, New South Wales , is an Australian flatwater canoer.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later he was individual kayak (K1) 1000m junior world champion in
Curitiba , Brazil.In 2006, with Australian number one
Nathan Baggaley serving a drugs ban, Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the world championships inSzeged , Hungary. He took full advantage of the opportunity and achieved his best-ever result as a senior to date, placing fifth in the K1 1000m final.He won a bronze medal at the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the K1 1000m category, and a gold medal in the K1 500m category. [cite news |first= Kate|last= Holton|coauthors= Greg Stutchbury|title= Australia's Wallace scoops K1 gold|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSSP25996320080823|publisher=Reuters |date= 2008-08-23|accessdate=2008-08-24]Wallace is 188cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89kg (196lbs).
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