Ben Fouhy

Ben Fouhy (born 4 March 1979, Taumarunui) is a New Zealand flatwater canoer who has been competing since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.

The recipient of the 2003 Halberg Award for NZ Sportsman of the Year, Fouhy has not since dropped out of the top 5 globally in his sport, and holds the world's fastest time in the K1 1000m event, which he achieved at a 2006 World Cup regatta in Poland.

Read more about Ben Fouhy:  Career History, Personality, Kayaking Developments in New Zealand

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