Scott Parsons
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 WausauK1 team

Scott Parsons (born March 27, 1979 in Toledo, Ohio)[1] is an American slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.[2]

Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K1 event at Athens in 2004. He finished 20th in 2008 in Beijing. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he represented the United States for the third time.[3] He finished 16th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the heats.

He qualified a US K1 slalom kayak for the 2012 Summer Olympics by finishing 15th at the 2011 World Championships, and then ensured his own qualification by finishing 11th at the 2012 Cardiff World Cup event on the 9th of June 2012.[4]

Parsons attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, OH. His former wife Lauren Bixby was also a kayaker before she had to retire due to injury.[5][4]

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200018 Jun 2000Ocoee3rdK1
200620 Aug 2006Madawaska2ndK11
20078 Jul 2007Tacen2ndK1
20085 Jul 2008Augsburg3rdK1
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. ↑ "Scott Parsons". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Scott PARSONS (USA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Shipley, Amy (June 10, 2012). "Marylanders Parsons, Queen make Olympics". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "CANOE/KAYAK - 2012 U.S. Olympic Team - Media Guide" (PDF). US Canoe/Kayak. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "About".


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