- Ben Fouhy
Ben Fouhy (born 4 March 1979,
Taumarunui ) is New Zealand's top flatwater canoer.In 2003 he became individual kayak (K1) 1000m world champion at Gainesville, USA. This was the first time a New Zealander had won canoeing's blue riband event since their heyday of the 1980s.
He won a silver medal in the K1 1000m at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Fouhy had a disappointing world championships in 2005, finishing off the podium for the first time.
In October 2005 he won a bronze medal at the world marathon championships in
Perth, Western Australia .Fouhy had a very solid start to the international sprint canoeing season, when in
Poznań , Poland during the first World Cup, he posted the fastest official time ever in the K-1 1000 meters - 3 minutes 24.4 seconds, beatingEirik Verås Larsen 's record.At the 2006 World Championships in
Szeged , Hungary, Fouhy won the K1 1000m bronze medal.Ben competed in the K1 1000m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished in 4th place.
External links
* [http://www.benfouhy.com Official website]
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