Athlete Spotlight
AIS Canoeing - Sprint - Jacob Clear
Biography
Born: January 1985
BAULKHAM HILLS, NSW
Australia
BAULKHAM HILLS, NSW
Australia
Recent performances:
5th (K4 1000m) - 2010 World Championships
6th (K2 500m) - 2010 World Championships
8th (K2 500m) - 2009 World Championships
Debut (K2 500m) - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
10th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland)
10th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany)
12th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary)
3rd (K2 1000m), 4th (K1 500m), 4th (K4 1000m), 7th (K4 500m) - 2007 Under-23 Regatta (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
3rd (K2 1000m) - 2007 Bochum International Regatta (Bochum, Germany)
5th (K4 1000m) - 2010 World Championships
6th (K2 500m) - 2010 World Championships
8th (K2 500m) - 2009 World Championships
Debut (K2 500m) - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
10th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland)
10th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany)
12th (K2 500m) - 2008 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary)
3rd (K2 1000m), 4th (K1 500m), 4th (K4 1000m), 7th (K4 500m) - 2007 Under-23 Regatta (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
3rd (K2 1000m) - 2007 Bochum International Regatta (Bochum, Germany)
Questions & Answers
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What is your most significant achievement in sport?
Winning a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games
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What is your major sporting goal?
To win another Olympic gold medal
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3
What keeps you busy outside sport?
Plumbing and my girlfriend
