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Nicknamed Han, Shevs and Davo,<ref name=canoeaustralia/> Davis was born 11 August 1985 in [[Adelaide, South Australia]].<ref name=canoeaustralia/><ref name=sportfere>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/hannah-davis-1.html |title=Hannah Davis Biography and Olympic Results &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=aoc>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/hannah-davis |title=London 2012 - Hannah Davis |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |date=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> She attended Mercedes College in South Australia before going to [[University of Adelaide ]] from 2004 to 2009, where she earned a Bachelor of International Studies.<ref name=aoc/> In December 2011, she earned at Masters of Arts in International Relations from the University of Adelaide.<ref name=canoeaustralia/>
Nicknamed Han, Shevs and Davo,<ref name=canoeaustralia/> Davis was born 11 August 1985 in [[Adelaide, South Australia]].<ref name=canoeaustralia/><ref name=sportfere>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/hannah-davis-1.html |title=Hannah Davis Biography and Olympic Results &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref><ref name=aoc>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/hannah-davis |title=London 2012 - Hannah Davis |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |date=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> She attended Mercedes College in South Australia before going to [[University of Adelaide ]] from 2004 to 2009, where she earned a Bachelor of International Studies.<ref name=aoc/> In December 2011, she earned at Masters of Arts in International Relations from the University of Adelaide.<ref name=canoeaustralia/>


As a child, Davis was a competitive swimmer. This required her to wake up at 5am every morning in order to train.<ref name=competitiveswim>{{cite web|last=Williams |first=Tim |url=http://guardian-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/so-proud-of-hannah/ |title=So proud of Hannah |publisher=Guardian Messenger |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> Other sports she participated in as a youngster include running and netball.<ref name=competitiveswim/> She is a also surf lifesaver,<ref name=canoeaustralia/><ref name=manlyperson>{{cite web|last=Lefort |first=Cecile |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/oly-cano-cfwk45-australia-surf-idUSL3E8H63VZ20120626 |title=Olympics-Brigden-Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> comparing in the sport when not involved with canoeing.<ref name=canoeaustralia/> Davis weighs {{convert|70|kg}} and is {{convert|167|cm}} tall.<ref name=sportfere/><ref name=aoc/>
As a child, Davis was a competitive swimmer. This required her to wake up at 5am every morning in order to train.<ref name=competitiveswim>{{cite web|last=Williams |first=Tim |url=http://guardian-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/so-proud-of-hannah/ |title=So proud of Hannah |publisher=Guardian Messenger |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> Other sports she participated in as a youngster include running and netball.<ref name=competitiveswim/> She is a also surf lifesaver,<ref name=canoeaustralia/><ref name=manlyperson>{{cite web|last=Lefort |first=Cecile |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/oly-cano-cfwk45-australia-surf-idUSL3E8H63VZ20120626 |title=Olympics-Brigden-Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> competing in the sport when not involved with canoeing.<ref name=canoeaustralia/> Davis weighs {{convert|70|kg}} and is {{convert|167|cm}} tall.<ref name=sportfere/><ref name=aoc/>


==Canoeing==
==Canoeing==

Revision as of 12:52, 9 July 2012

Hannah Davis
2008 Olympic Parade
Personal information
Nickname(s)Han, Shevs, Davo
NationalityAustralia
Born (1985-08-11) 11 August 1985 (age 38)
Height167 cm (66 in) (2012)
Weight70 kg (150 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCanoeing
EventK-4 500 m
ClubHoldfast Bay Canoe Club
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing K-4 500 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged K-2 200 m

Hannah Davis (born 11 August 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the K-4 500 m event. She has been selected to represent Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event.

Personal

Nicknamed Han, Shevs and Davo,[1] Davis was born 11 August 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia.[1][2][3] She attended Mercedes College in South Australia before going to University of Adelaide from 2004 to 2009, where she earned a Bachelor of International Studies.[3] In December 2011, she earned at Masters of Arts in International Relations from the University of Adelaide.[1]

As a child, Davis was a competitive swimmer. This required her to wake up at 5am every morning in order to train.[4] Other sports she participated in as a youngster include running and netball.[4] She is a also surf lifesaver,[1][5] competing in the sport when not involved with canoeing.[1] Davis weighs 70 kilograms (150 lb) and is 167 centimetres (66 in) tall.[2][3]

Canoeing

Davis came into the sport through surf lifesaving.[5] She is a member of the Holdfast Bay Canoe Club.[1][2][3] She primarily trains in Adelaide, with a secondary training base in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[3] She has a canoe scholarship with the South Australian Sports Institute and the Australian Institute of Sport.[3][1]

Davis represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 metres event.[2][4][1] Her parents watched her win the bronze medal in China.[4] In the Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres event, she finished fifth.[2]

Davis finished third in the K2 200m event and 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[3] She finished 7th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg, Germany.[3] She finished 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic.[3] She finished 1st in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith, Australia.[3] She finished 1st in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith, Australia.[3]

Davis has been selected to represent Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event.[4] Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese.[6][7] Going into the London Games, she is coached by David Foureur who has coached her since 2003 and by Martin Marinov who has coached her since 2007.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hannah Davis". Canoe Australia. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hannah Davis Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "London 2012 - Hannah Davis". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e Williams, Tim. "So proud of Hannah". Guardian Messenger. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  5. ^ a b Lefort, Cecile. "Olympics-Brigden-Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  6. ^ Flood, Naomi. "London Olympics — Naomi Flood: Settling into life at our Italy base". The Manly Daily. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  7. ^ Flood, Naomi. "London Olympics — Naomi Flood: The big day is racing ever closer". The Manly Daily. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

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