Eric M. Giddens (born 8 May 1973 in Atlanta) is an American slalom kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.[1]

Career

Giddens finished 20th in the men's K1 slalom event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]

Giddens has been the NBC analyst for both disciplines of canoeing during the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
2000 18 Jun 2000 Ocoee 1st K1

Family and education

A native of Atlanta, Giddens graduated with a degree in environmental biology from Georgia Tech and earned a Ph.D. in oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.[3] His father is educator Don Giddens.[4] His wife, Rebecca Giddens, won a silver in the women's K1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. They now own a brewpub in Kernville, California.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Eric Giddens". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  3. ^ a b "About KRBC". Kern River Brewing Company. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  4. ^ "Kayaker Eric Giddens negotiated a gate during the U.S. Olympic team trails at the Ocoee River". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. July 21, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2021.


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