Mike Dawson wins BOP sportman of the year

The extreme world champion team of Sam Sutton, Mike Dawson and Jared Meehan were finalists in the team event at the prestigious BOP Sports Awards on Friday with Mike Dawson taking the Individual sportsman of the year title after his outstanding wins in Europe this year

Mike Dawson’s entry focused on the results in two canoeing disciplines slalom and extreme kayaking. Winning extreme races in USA and Europe with a silver and gold podium finish at the Extreme Worlds teams and individual title only narrowly beaten .68hths by Olympic Gold medallist Alex Grimm GER , Oceania title in slalom combining with his rise through the slalom rankings within top 9% of athletes in the world gave him the Sportsman of the Year title. Among the other finalists in his category were All Black Tanerau Latimer and Black Cap Daniel Flynn his win was a great personal achievement cementing an outstanding year.

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