Jordi DOMENJO (ESP)
Spain
Age:
44 years
Languages:
Catalan / Spanish / English / French
Federation:
REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE PIRAGÜISMO
Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Domen
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Boulder (CO) / La Seu d'Urgell
OCCUPATION
Coach
HIGHER EDUCATION
Sports Sciences
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
1989, in La Seu d'Urgell
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
Partly a family tradition, partly because I was really bad at team sports,
and because most of my friends were taking part at the kayaking summer
camps.
HOBBIES
Cross Country ski / climbing
CLUB
Team Colorado Whitewater Racing / Cadí Canoë-Kayak
NAME OF COACH
Xabi Etxaniz
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Spain
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2008
TRAINING REGIME
Generally one session / day in whitewater if possible, gym workouts twice a
week and flatwater training in my boat twice a week (depending on the training
block I'm at)
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
1996
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Spain
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
World Cup
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
La Seu d'Urgell
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Bronze at worlds in Tacen 2010
and my first combat roll in a C1
and my first combat roll in a C1
TRAINING PARTNER(S)
Maialen Chourraut, Samuel Hernanz, Dani Marzo and Jesus Pérez
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
La Seu
