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2016 World Paddle Awards nominees announced

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We are proud to reveal the nominees in all seven (+ four!) award categories for the 2016 World Paddle Awards (WPA).

The nominations are in, both the public and the WPA Academy members have put forward their requests for this year's potential winners.

Get dressed to the nines, put on your glad rags, time to look dapper – the World Paddle Awards ceremony for the 2016 season is just around the corner, set the date; 18 February 2017. Venue will be the Montebelo Aguieira Lake Resort & Spa (pictured above).

Thank you to all the people who submitted their nominations for athletes and those involved in paddlesports who deserve to win a Golden Paddle for their achievements this year.

By award, the complete list of 2016 nominees is:

  • Sportsman*: Aniol Serrasolses (ESP), Curtis McGrath (AUS), Hank McGregor (RSA), Team Italy, Canoe Polo (ITA), Travis Grant (AUS).
  • Sportswoman*: Emma Wiggs (GBR), Erin Bastian (GBR), Hannah Minogue (AUS), Renata Csay (HUN), Team New Zealand, Canoe Polo (NZL).
  • Lifetime Achievement: Chris Barker (GBR), Finn Larsen (DEN), Joachim Schwarzrock (GER), John Edwards (CAN), Johnny Brown (GBR), Paul Owen (GBR), Tim Cornish (RSA). 
  • Foundation Award: Canoe Kayak Canada, Frans Roozendaal (NZL), Jessie Stone (USA), Rok Rozman - Project Balkan Rivers, Kim Pople (RSA), Michele Eray (RSA), Mike Dawson (NZL).
  • Sports Junior: Kyeta Purchase (RSA), Klaudia Zwolinska (POL), Martina Satkova (CZE), Nadezhda Makarchenko (BEL), Sage Donnelly (USA). 
  • Media Professional: Justine Curgenven (GBR), Olaf Obsommer (GER), Peter Holcombe (USA), Peter Tranter (GBR), Red Bull Media House (AUT), Steve Fisher (USA).
  • Industry Professional: CloudTimer (NED), EDF Riverbox (FRA), Jaroslav Sr & Jr (CZE), Kiaola (USA), Trak Kayaks (CAN), Vejle (Floating) Kayak Club (DEN). 

* The sports(wo)man award categories above do not include slalom or sprint athletes as nominees. Instead, there are four extra award categories for the best (fe)male Olympic athletes [Rio 2016] who will be presented at the awards ceremony 18 February 2017. For more information about these Olympic award categories click here.

Congratulations to all of the 2016 nominees for being nominated!

Public voting closes 20 November 2016 ... so get voting!

A full explanation of the voting procedure can be found here.

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