Ian Raspin
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Três CoroasK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1995 NottinghamK1 team

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.

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

Season Date Venue Position Event
199111 Jul 1991Reals1stK1
199220 Jun 1992Bourg St.-Maurice1stK1
199325 Jul 1993Lofer2ndK1
199426 Jun 1994Nottingham1stK1
18 Sep 1994Asahi, Aichi2ndK1
199814 Jun 1998Liptovský Mikuláš3rdK1
21 Jun 1998Tacen3rdK1

References

    • 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.


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