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Jackson Collins

Jackson Collins is an Australian canoeist. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-11-05) 5 November 19981
Home townGold Coast, Queensland, Australia1
Sport
CountryAustralia2
SportSprint kayak2
Event
K-4 500 m2
ClubKurrawa Surf Club2

Jackson Collins (born 5 November 1998) is an Australian canoeist. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

He competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the K-4 500 metres event and finished in fourth place with a time of 1:19.905. As a result, they qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.3 At the Olympics he competed in the K-4 500 metres event and won a silver medal.4 Following a photo finish, they missed winning the gold medal by 0.04 seconds.5

Personal life

Collins is the son of former Olympic canoeist Daniel Collins.16

References

References

  1. "COLLINS Jackson". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. "Jackson Collins". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. Smirnova, Lena (25 August 2023). "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships: Germany regains men's K-4 500m crown as 86 athletes secure Paris 2024 quotas for their federations". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. "SportParis Olympics: Australia win silver medal in men's kayak four 500m sprint". abc.net.au. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. Jeffrey, Daniel (8 August 2024). "Aussie men's four denied gold by millimetres after agonising wait for photo". nine.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. "Paddle Pathways – Get to Know Sprint Kayak World Champion Jackson Collins". paddle.org.au. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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