Thomas Green (canoeist)

Thomas Anthony Green OAM (born 3 June 1999) is an Australian sprint canoeist.[2] He won a gold medal in the K2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing alongside Jean van der Westhuyzen.[3] He also competed in the K1 1000 metres in Tokyo, finishing in seventh place.[4]

Thomas Green
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
Queensland, Australia[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoK-2 1000m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 DartmouthK-2 500 m

In 2018, he won the K2 1000m with Joel McKitterick at the World Under 23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and followed it up with wins in the 2019 Championships in Pitesti, Romania in the Under 23 K1 1000m and K4 500m events.[5][6]

Green was only 10 years old when he started kayaking at the Currumbin Creek Canoe Club. He was encouraged to concentrate on flat-water paddling. He competed at the Australian Canoe Sprint Championships, winning eleven medals, three of which were gold medals.[7]

In the 2022 Australia Day Honours Green was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[8]

References
  1. "Thomas Green". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. "Thomas Green". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Men's Kayak Double 1000m: Results Final A" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. "Men's Kayak Single 1000m: Results Final A" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. Australia, Paddle. "Tom Green | Paddle Australia". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "'Mum pushed herself to her limit' Family shapes Team Australia's youngest Olympian". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. "Thomas Green". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. "Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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