Hugh Fisher (canoeist)
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Hugh Fisher, is a New Zealand
-born Canadian
sprint kayaker
who competed from the mid 1970s to the 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles
with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.
Fisher also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1982
) and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1983
).
In 1985, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
. In 1985, Fisher was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
He currently is a medical doctor at Northlands Medical Clinic in the town of Whistler, British Columbia
.
New Zealand
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-born Canadian
Canada
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sprint kayaker
Canoe racing
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who competed from the mid 1970s to the 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Los Angeles
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with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-2 500 m events.
Fisher also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1982
1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the record fourth time. The Yugoslavian city had host the championships previously in 1971, 1975, and 1978....
) and a bronze (K-2 500 m: 1983
1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Tampere, Finland for the second time. The Finnish city had host the championships previously in 1973.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events...
).
In 1985, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
. In 1985, Fisher was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
He currently is a medical doctor at Northlands Medical Clinic in the town of Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
.