Jason McCoombs

Jason McCoombs

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	April 24, 1993 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sport
Sport	Canoeing
Event(s)	C-1 500m, C-1 200m
Club	Banook Canoe Club
Medal record World Championships 2013 Duisburg 4 x C–1 200 m U23 World Championships 2013 Niagara C-1 200 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto C-1 200 m Junior Pan American Championships 2010 Mexico C-1 200 m 2010 Mexico C-1 500 m 2010 Mexico C-2 200 m 2010 Mexico C-1 1000 m 2010 Mexico C-4 1000 m Canada Games 2009 Charlottetown C-1 200 m 2009 Charlottetown C-1 500 m 2009 Charlottetown C-2 1000 m

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

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

External links

• CanoeKayak Canada profile of Jason McCoombs