William Coney
Narberth, Pembrokeshire, UK
Canoe Slalom
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I am William Coney, a canoe slalom athlete from Wales. I have been competing in canoe slalom since I was 12 years old. Over the past 6 years, I have competed in the C1M (male Canadian singles) event and have gone from Division 4 to 6th senior in the Premier Division.
My main achievements have been racing at the Junior World and European championships and medaling in the team event (Bronze Euros 2014). I have been on the GB team for the last 2 years. Racing in Macedonia and Brazil.
Moving into U23 category.
This season is my last season as a under 18 and next year I move into the under 23 age group category. This September I'm also moving to Nottingham to study sport science and train at the National White Water Sports Centre.
My long-term goal is to dominate the sport as a senior athlete on the world stage and be Olympic Champion. In the short term, however, I aim to get selected for the U23 team next spring and race at the U23 World and European championships.
2015 Achievements
- GBR team for the Junior World (24th) and European Championships (late August)
- Currently ranked 6th Senior, 2nd U23 and 1st Junior in the UK.
- Finaled in Presidents Cup World Ranking - 1st Junior (Krakow, Poland)
- Young Danubia Cup - 2nd Junior and 4th U23 (Bratislava, Slovakia)
- Finaled in Ivrea World Ranking - 2nd Junior and 8th Senior (Ivrea, Italy)
- Awarded rising star award for the month of May by Sport Wales.