Eric Jackson (kayaker)
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Eric "EJ" Jackson is a world-champion freestyle kayaker
, kayak designer, and founder of Jackson Kayak
.
, Jackson competed in Barcelona
as part of the U.S. Olympic
team, finishing 13th in the K-1
event. He is a two-time winner of the Everest award. He is the author of several instructional books and videos teaching many aspects of whitewater kayaking, including river running, playboating, rolling and bracing. His children Emily and Dane are also competitive kayakers.
Eric has been noted for his ability to continue to win championships competing against much younger athletes.
After spending many years designing kayaks for various manufacturers, Eric founded Jackson Kayak in October 2003.
Playboating
Playboating is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where the paddler performs various technical moves in one place , as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of river...
, kayak designer, and founder of Jackson Kayak
Jackson Kayak
Jackson Kayak is a producer of kayaks and was founded by its namesake, Eric "EJ" Jackson. After working with Wave Sport Kayaks as a team member and as a designer, Eric Jackson and business partner, Tony Lunt formed Jackson Kayak in Rock Island, Tennessee in October 2003.- Company history...
.
Career
As of October 2009, Jackson is currently freestyle kayak world championship runner-up. He has been world champion four times (1993, 2001, 2005, 2007). Eric has been a member of the United States of America Kayaking Team, either in freestyle or in slalom, every year since 1989. In 19921992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, Jackson competed in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
as part of the U.S. Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team, finishing 13th in the K-1
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1
These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1992 Olympic competition was at La Seu d'Urgell....
event. He is a two-time winner of the Everest award. He is the author of several instructional books and videos teaching many aspects of whitewater kayaking, including river running, playboating, rolling and bracing. His children Emily and Dane are also competitive kayakers.
Eric has been noted for his ability to continue to win championships competing against much younger athletes.
After spending many years designing kayaks for various manufacturers, Eric founded Jackson Kayak in October 2003.
Books by Eric Jackson
- Whitewater Paddling: Strokes & Concepts (19991999 in literatureThe year 1999 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*June 19 - Stephen King is hit by a Dodge van while taking a walk. He spends the next three weeks hospitalized...
), ISBN 0-811-72997-4 - Playboating: Kayak With Eric Jackson (20002000 in literatureThe year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 13 - Final original Peanuts comic strip is published...
), ISBN 0-811-72894-3
DVDs by Eric Jackson
- Kayaking with Eric Jackson: strokes, concepts and bombproofing your roll
- Rolling and Bracing
- River Running: Basics
- River Running: Advanced
- Playboating: Basics
- Playboating: Advanced