Andrew John Train (born 21 September 1963) is a British sprint canoeist and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s (decade). He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (C-2 10000 m: 1985, 1995), and five bronzes (C-2 1000 m: 1997, C-1 10000 m: 1991, C-2 10000 m: 1987, 1989, 1991).[2][3]
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| Full name | Andrew John Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1963 (age 61) Pelsall, West Midlands, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint, Canoe marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fladbury Canoe & Kayak Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Between 1984 and 2000, Train competed in five Summer Olympic Games, earning his best finish of sixth twice (C-1 1000 m: 1992, C-2 1000 m: 1996).[1]
Train has also won three ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, in 1988, 1996 and 1998, competing in C-2 with his brother Stephen Train.
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Train". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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