Ian Raspin

Ian Michael Raspin (born 31 March 1967 in Guisborough) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

Early life Ian has a younger brother, Andrew "Kidda" Raspin, also a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.

He lived in Skelton-in-Cleveland. Like his brother, he attended Trent Polytechnic, and lived in West Bridgford. He was a supply teacher in 1992.

Career 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.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1991 11 Jul 1991 Reals 1st K1 1992 20 Jun 1992 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st K1 1993 25 Jul 1993 Lofer 2nd K1 1994 26 Jun 1994 Nottingham 1st K1 18 Sep 1994 Asahi, Aichi 2nd K11998 14 Jun 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš 3rd K1 21 Jun 1998 Tacen3rd K1