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2017 World Paddle Awards nominees announced

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We are proud to reveal the nominees in all seven award categories for the 2017 World Paddle Awards (WPA).

The nominations are in, both the public and the WPA Academy members have put forward their requests for this year's potential winners.

Get dressed to the nines and put on your glad rags – the World Paddle Awards ceremony for the 2017 season is just around the corner, set the date; 24 February 2018. Venue will be the Radisson Blue Hotel Papirfabrikken in Silkeborg, Denmark.

Thank you to all the people who submitted their nominations for athletes and those involved in paddlesports who deserve to win a Golden Paddle for their achievements this year.

By award, the complete list of 2017 nominees is:

  • Sportsman: Casper Steinfath (DEN), Dale Sanders (USA), Hank McGregor (RSA), Peter Kauzer (SLO), Tom Liebscher (GER), Vit Prindis (CZE) 
  • Sportswoman: Jeanette Chippington (GBR), Jessica Fox (AUS), Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (CAN), Lisa Carrington (NZL), Rachel Clarke (NZL), Sandy Robson (AUS)
  • Lifetime Achievement: Claudia van Wijk (CAN), Dean Gardiner (AUS), Finn Larsen (DEN), Josef Fuksa Sr (CZE), Oscar Chalupsky (RSA), Tamas Buday (HUN)
  • Foundation Award: Bo-Marcus Lidstrom (SWE), Dennis Newton (GBR), Gordon Walker (NZL), Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (AUS), Sue Natoli (AUS), Peter Kauzer Sr (SLO)
  • Junior: Adam Varga (HUN), Barbora Dimovova (CZE), Felix Oschmautz (AUT), Laia Sorribes (ESP), Maya-Ray Cross (GBR)
  • Media Professional: Christopher Parker (AUS), Ian Beasly (AUS), Luis Pedro Abreu (POR), Nina Jelenc (SLO), Peter Tranter (GBR), Polly Green (USA)
  • Industry Professional: 2017 ICF Pau Canoe World Championships (FRA), 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships (DEN), Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship (AUT), Flat Earth Kayak Sails (AUS), King of the Alps (ITA), Molokai Challenge (USA)

Congratulations to all of the 2017 nominees for being nominated!

 

Public voting closes 19 November 2017 ... so get voting!

A full explanation of the voting procedure can be found here.