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Colin Shaw

b. 1954

Canadian canoeist

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About Colin Shaw

Born 1954. Colin Shaw is a Canadian canoeist.

Colin Shaw (born March 17, 1954, in Powell River, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won bronze medal with partner Don Brien in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen.

Shaw also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

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Who is Colin Shaw?

Canadian canoeist

When was Colin Shaw born?

Colin Shaw was born on 17 March 1954 in British Columbia.

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Colin Shaw is a canoeist.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Colin Shaw

· Wikidata: Q5145559

· DBpedia: Colin Shaw (canoeist)

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