(2014 ARCHIVED) Dane Jackson - USA
DANE JACKSON (USA) - Nominee for 'Sportsman of the Year'
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- Born: 1993, sports: canoe freestyle (C1, K1, OC-1, squirt) and extreme kayak (creeking, 8-ball sprint), represents: the USA
- 2014: K1 freestyle World Cup Series Winner and 3rd overall in C1; World Cups: gold K1 and C1 (Sort), silver K1 (Millau), gold K1 and silver C1 (Salt); Won Whitewater Grand Prix (Quebec City),
- 2013: World Champion K1, silver OC-1, silver Men's Squirt and bronze C1 at ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships, Won Whitewater Grand Prix (Ottawa)
Dane from Walling, Tennessee had sensational form in 2013 and 2014. Paddling for 15 years since he was 6, the American is one of the most respected paddlers in the canoe freestyle and extreme communities.
In freestyle, staggeringly he medalled at every World Cup in 2014 (3xgold, 2xsilver). Quite remarkably, Dane podiumed in every category at the *2013 Canoe Freestyle World Championships on the Nantahala River.
Historically, Dane was also 2011 freestyle World Champion in C1, plus he won all four categories in 2011 as a Junior. He has his sights on becoming gold medalist in all four of the men's freestyle categories at the 2015 senior World Championships in Canada.
He racks up the results year on year at international events like the Payette River Games and the Mountain Games in both freestyle and extreme 8-ball kayak sprint; he also won the Sort International in 2014.
Additionally Dane is one of the best whitewater paddlers out there being 3-times White Water Grand Prix Champion, 2011, 2012 and 2014. A naturally gifted paddler able to read all extreme conditions; Dane finished a deserved 5th at the 2014 Extreme Kayak World Championships in Ötztal.
Activities and achievements off the water:
- Motto: 'Make every step you take a progressive one'
- During the London 2012 Olympic Games, he was one of a select group of athletes who brought the showcase exhibition event of canoe freestyle to a world audience.
*Canoe freestyle World Championships and World Cup series alternate every two years.
This is a 2014 archived nominee. For the 2015 nominees click on the button below.
