Athlete Spotlight

AIS Canoeing - Sprint - Joanne Brigden-Jones

Biography

Born: April 1988
MONA VALE, NSW
Australia
Placed 7th and 8th in the K1 500m and K1 1000m at the 2009 World Championships.

2009 National champion in the K1 500m and K1 1000m.

Questions & Answers

  • 1

    What is your most significant achievement in sport?

    Racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games, a bronze medal in WK2 200m, 5th in WK4 500m at 2011 World Championships and qualifying WK4 for the London 2012 Olympic Games

  • 2

    What is your major sporting goal?

    To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games

  • 3

    What keeps you busy outside sport?

    Working, studying to become a paramedic, cooking and hanging out with friends

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Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.