Ian Wynne is a British

United Kingdom

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Athens

Athens

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 in 2004

2004 Summer Olympics

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In the same year he won the silver medal in the same event at the European Championships at Poznań

Poznan

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, Poland, as well as the bronze in the K-2 1000 m with partner Paul Darby-Dowman

Paul Darby-Dowman

Paul Darby-Dowman is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the K-2 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.-Reference:*...

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In 2005 he finished seventh in the K-1 500 m at the world championships in Zagreb

Zagreb

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, Croatia. In October 2007 he crossed the English Channel

English Channel

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 between Great Britain and France in a new record time of 2:59,06 hours.

Wynne is a member of the Royal Canoe Club

Royal Canoe Club

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. He is 184 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 84 kg (185 lbs). As a teenager he represented Great Britain in international swimming

Swimming (sport)

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championships.

Ian Wynne is now the British mens 1000m team coach. Coaching the next generation of British sprint kayakers at GB canoeing