Scott Parsons

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Scott Parsons
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Wausau K1 team

Scott Parsons (born March 27, 1979 in Toledo, Ohio)[1] is an American slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.[2]

Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K1 event at Athens in 2004. He finished 20th in 2008 in Beijing. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he represented the United States for the third time.[3] He finished 16th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the heats.

He qualified a US K1 slalom kayak for the 2012 Summer Olympics by finishing 15th at the 2011 World Championships, and then ensured his own qualification by finishing 11th at the 2012 Cardiff World Cup event on the 9th of June 2012.[4]

Parsons attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, OH. His former wife Lauren Bixby was also a kayaker before she had to retire due to injury.[5][4]

World Cup individual podiums[]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2000 18 Jun 2000 Ocoee 3rd K1
2006 20 Aug 2006 Madawaska 2nd K11
2007 8 Jul 2007 Tacen 2nd K1
2008 5 Jul 2008 Augsburg 3rd K1
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References[]

  1. ^ "Scott Parsons". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Scott PARSONS (USA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-10/sports/bs-sp-digest-0610-20120610_1_olympics-usa-canoe-kayaking Retrieved June 15, 2012
  4. ^ a b "CANOE/KAYAK - 2012 U.S. Olympic Team - Media Guide" (PDF). US Canoe/Kayak. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "About".
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