Jason McCoombs

Jason McCoombs (born April 24, 1993) is a Canadian sprint canoeist.

Jason McCoombs
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-04-24) April 24, 1993
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sport
SportCanoeing
Event(s)C-1 500m, C-1 200m
ClubBanook Canoe Club
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg 4 x C–1 200 m
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 NiagaraC-1 200 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoC-1 200 m
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 MexicoC-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2010 MexicoC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 MexicoC-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 MexicoC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2010 MexicoC-4 1000 m
Canada Games
Gold medal – first place2009 CharlottetownC-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 CharlottetownC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2009 CharlottetownC-2 1000 m

His home club is the Banook Canoe Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. As a 16-year-old at the 2009 Canada Games McCoombs represented Nova Scotia where he won three gold medals, two individually in the 200 and 500 m, as well as one in the C-2 1000 m.[1] He won another three gold medals at the 2010 Junior Pan American Canoe Championships in Mexico in the C-1 200m, 500m and the C-2 200m. In addition he won two silver medals in the C-1 1000m and C-4 1000m.[2]

McCoombs competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the C-1 200 metres event placing 12th.[3] At the 2013 Under-23 World Championships in Niagara he claimed the silver medal in the C-1 200m.[4]

References
  1. NOVA SCOTIA PADDLES TO A MEDAL IN EVERY EVENT AT CANADA GAMES
  2. Jason McCoombs
  3. Jason McCoombs
  4. World Sprint Championships U23 C1 200m


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