Matthew HANSEN (NZL)
New Zealand
Age:
43 years
Federation:
NEW ZEALAND CANOEING FEDERATION INC.
Biography
Further Personal Information
OCCUPATION
Aircraft Engineer
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
A friend left the country and he sold his playboat to me. I took it to a lake to learn how to bow stall and cartwheel and it followed on from there. Started freestyle aged 34
HOBBIES
Creeking and hard portages.
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Winning our nationals and attending the world champs in San Juan 2017. 1st Men's Open K1 2017
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Tekapo NZ. Great hole to link ends.
FAVOURITE FOOD
Cooked breakfast
AMBITIONS
Master the tricky woo and surf some big waves
OTHER INFORMATION
Favourite movie - Terminator or Back to the Future
OTHER INFORMATION
Sponsors - Paddlerzone
