Scott
Mann
Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'8"
Age
42
Hometown
Woodstock
Hometown: Woodstock, Vermont
Current Residence: Bethesda, Maryland
Birthdate: 2/22/1983
Event/Discipline: Canoe Slalom, K-1
Height: 5'8"
School: Western Carolina University '06 Suma Cum Laude (undergraduate - political science, Spanish, 4.0 GPA); George Washington University - current (graduate - Elliot School of International Affairs MA Program)
Club: Bethesda Center of Excellence
Career Highlights:
- 2004 & 2008 US Olympic Team Alternate
- 6-time National Team Member (2008-2011, 2005, 2003)
- Two-time National Champion (2004, 2007)
- 2007 U.S. Open Champion
- 13th at 2003 World Championships
- 6th at 2004 World Cup Final, Bourg St Maurice, France
- 7th at 2004 World Cup #5, Augsburg Germany
- Ranked 10th in the world in 2004
Recent Results:
- 4th at 2012 US Olympic Team Trials
- Reached semifinals at the 2012 Australian Open - placing 34th
- 2011 U.S. National Slalom Team Member
- Reached semifinals at 2011 World Cups Nos. 1-3
- 3rd at 2011 ICF Ranking Race in Tacen, Slovenia
- Placed 22nd among Men's Kayaks in final 2011 ICF World Slalom Rankings
- 2nd at 2010 ICF Ranking Race in L'Argentiere, France
- 1st in qualification at 2010 World Cup #2 in La Seu D'Urgell, Spain
- 7th overall at 2010 World Cup #2 in La Seu D'Urgell, Spain
Personal:
- Job: Athlete/Student
- Hobbies: not enough time
- Quote: "Some run a race to see who's fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
- How'd you get started? I moved to Vermont when I was nine and happened across a local club that focused on competitive kayaking. I was in the right place at the right time and I have been paddling ever since.
- Trivia: Interested in chinese martial arts. Also, in 1998, Mann achieved the youngest descent of the Zambezi River Gorge on the Zambezi River in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at 15 years old.
- Read more about Scott HERE.
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2011 – 11th (K1 Team - Men), 47th (K1 - Men)
- Years of participation: K1 - Men 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011; K1 Team - Men 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Top finish: 5th – 2010 (K1 Team - Men)
Career Highlights
- World Cup, 2012 (K1 - Men)
- World Cup, 2011 (K1 - Men)
- World Cup, 2010 (K1 - Men)
- World Cup, 2009 (K1 - Men)
- World Cup, 2008 (K1 - Men)
