Lynn Simpson
Introduction '''Lynn Simpson''' (Lynn Reys) (born 16 February 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 1995), a silver (K1 team: 1995), and two bronzes (K1 team: 1993, 1997). She also won the World Cup series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996.Simpson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the K1 event in Barcelona in 1992.Post retirement Lynn now coaches youth paddlers at the northern german canoe powerhouse Stortebeker padelsport club alongside her husband and former bbc TV paddles up champion Mickel Reys in the city of Bremen.Lynn also appeared numerous times on bbc question of sport. Including the 1995 christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and the athletic heartthrob Roger Black.
World Cup individual podiums   Total K1  10  1  1  '''12'''SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent '''1993'''  18 July 1993  La Seu d'Urgell 1st  K1 25 July 1993  Lofer 1st  K1 21 August 1993  Minden 1st  K1 '''1994'''  26 June 1994  Nottingham 3rd  K1 3 July 1994  Augsburg 1st  K1 18 September 1994  Asahi, Aichi 1st  K1 '''1995'''  9 July 1995  Mezzana 1st  K1 16 July 1995  Lofer 2nd  K1 1 October 1995  Ocoee 1st  K1 '''1996'''  9 June 1996  La Seu d'Urgell 1st  K1 29 September 1996  Três Coroas 1st  K1 '''1997'''  6 July 1997  Bratislava 1st  K1
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