Ian Michael Raspin (born 31 March 1967 in Guisborough) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. He won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1997 and a bronze in 1995.

Ian Raspin
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Três Coroas K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nottingham K1 team

Raspin also competed in two Summer Olympic Games, earning his best finish of ninth in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Ian has a younger brother, Andrew "Kidda" Raspin, also a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
1991 11 Jul 1991 Reals 1st K1
1992 20 Jun 1992 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st K1
1993 25 Jul 1993 Lofer 2nd K1
1994 26 Jun 1994 Nottingham 1st K1
18 Sep 1994 Asahi, Aichi 2nd K1
1998 14 Jun 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš 3rd K1
21 Jun 1998 Tacen 3rd K1

References

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  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Raspin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.