Jack DANGEN (NZL)
New Zealand
Age:
26 years
Federation:
NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Black man
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Tauranga
OCCUPATION
Roofer
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
13 at an adventure park
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
The reason i love this sport is because there is always change, its not something like running where it is the same thing over an over again
CLUB
Canoe slalom Bay of Plenty
NAME OF COACH
Martin Hammer
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Czech
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
Since I was 14
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2015
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Poland
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
World Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
Krakow
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Winning U14 nationals
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Mum and Dad
HERO/IDOL
Usain Bolt
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS
Work hard, Play hard
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
I'm lov'in it
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Prague
FAVOURITE FOOD
Butter chicken
FAVOURITE MUSIC
Jack Johnson
AMBITIONS
Get to the olympics
