Gary Mawer

Canoe

BIOGRAPHY

Gary Mawer competed in the men’s kayak sprint at two Olympic Games – in the K-2 events alongside Conor Maloney at Atlanta 1996, and individually in the K-1 events at Sydney 2000.

A member of Salmon Leap Canoe Club in Leixlip and Richmond Canoe Club in London, Mawer was one of the most versatile and decorated Irish canoeists of his era. At the 1996 World Marathon Championships in Vaxholm, Sweden, he won silver in the K-1 and received the ICF Fair Play Award for helping a fellow competitor in difficulty during a race before going on to finish 5th.

Team Ireland Number

541

Gender

Male

Discipline

K-2 500m / K-2 1000m (1996); K-1 500m / K-1 1000m (2000)

Games

Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996

Olympic Results

Eliminated in repechage (K-2 500m and K-2 1000m, with Conor Maloney), Atlanta 1996; 8th in heat (K-1 500m), reached semi-final (K-1 1000m), Sydney 2000

Date Of Birth

December 12, 1969

Hometown

Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Club Team School Or University

Salmon Leap Canoe Club Leixlip and Richmond Canoe Club, London

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