Rebecca Giddens

Rebecca Giddens (née Bennett, born September 19, 1977) is a United States slalom kayaker who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.[1]

Rebecca Giddens
Personal information
BornSeptember 19, 1977 (1977-09-19) (age 46)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens K1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1
Silver medal – second place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Augsburg K1

Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K1 event in Athens in 2004. Giddens also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 2002) a silver (K1 team: 1999) and a bronze (K1: 2003).[2]

Giddens was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and resides in Kernville, California, where she owns a brewpub with her husband, Eric. Her husband finished 20th in the men's K1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200018 Jun 2000Ocoee1stK1
9 Jul 2000La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
20019 Sep 2001Wausau3rdK1
20024 Aug 2002Prague1stK1
200311 May 2003Penrith1stK1
6 Jul 2003La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1

References

  1. "Rebecca Giddens bio". daveyhearn.com.
  2. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved September 17, 2017.


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