David Ford (kayaker)

David Watson Ford (born March 23, 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1980s and is still actively competing. He is Canada's most successful slalom paddler.

David Ford
Personal information
Born (1967-03-23) March 23, 1967
Edmonton, Alberta
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Canada
World Championships
1999 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2003 AugsburgK1

Career

Ford has won two medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. In 1999 he became the first non-European to win the World Championship title.[1] Ford followed up with a World Championship silver in 2003. In 2003 he also won the overall World Cup title in K1.[2] He was named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2003 Canadian Sport Awards, and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]

Ford has competed in five Summer Olympics, earning a fourth-place finish in the K1 event in Athens in 2004. He had a sixth-place finish in the same event in 2008 in Beijing. Ford could not get a sixth appearance in the 2012 Summer Olympics, as of his elbow tendons had ruptured prior to the qualifier, and with no time for the required surgery, countless injections were unable to produce an adequate result for him to paddle to his abilities.[3]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
19917 Jul 1991Augsburg3rdC1
19927 Jun 1992Merano1stK1
19951 Oct 1995Ocoee3rdK1
19982 Aug 1998Wausau3rdK1
20015 Aug 2001Prague3rdK1
200226 May 2002Guangzhou3rdK1
28 Jul 2002Tacen3rdK1
15 Sep 2002Tibagi1stK1
200311 May 2003Penrith1stK1
3 Aug 2003Bratislava3rdK1
200430 May 2004Merano2ndK1
200527 Aug 2005Kern River1stK11
200620 Aug 2006Madawaska1stK11
20093 Aug 2009Kananaskis3rdK11
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

Personal life

On April 25, 2009, Ford married Canadian alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek. They have a son, Cooper.[4]

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References
  1. Beck, Jason. "David Ford". BCSportsHallofFame.com. BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. "David Ford". canoekayak.ca. Canoe Kayak Canada. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. David Ford: Whitewater trailblazer
  4. Kingston, Gary. "David Ford refuses to hang up his paddle". vancouversun.com. Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 26 August 2014.


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