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Eric Giddens

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Eric M. Giddens (born 8 May 1973 in Atlanta) is an American slalom kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.[1]

Career

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Giddens finished 20th in the men's K1 slalom event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]

Giddens has been the NBC analyst for both disciplines of canoeing during the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2000 18 Jun 2000 Ocoee 1st K1

Family and education

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A native of Atlanta, Giddens graduated with a degree in environmental biology from Georgia Tech and earned a Ph.D. in oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.[3] His father is educator Don Giddens.[4] His wife, Rebecca Giddens, won a silver in the women's K1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. They now own a brewpub in Kernville, California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Eric Giddens". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  3. ^ a b "About KRBC". Kern River Brewing Company. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  4. ^ "Kayaker Eric Giddens negotiated a gate during the U.S. Olympic team trails at the Ocoee River". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. July 21, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2021.