John Mooney (canoeist)

John Mooney (born August 6, 1964) is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). He won a gold medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.

John Mooney
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgK-2 200 m

Mooney also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Mooney was born in Seattle, WA, and lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife and two children.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • 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. "John Mooney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18.


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