Christopher "Chris" James Arrowsmith born 9 November 1966 at the Royal Naval Hospital Imtarfa, Rabat, Malta is a Great Britain Slalom Canoeist who competed from the late-1970s to the early 1990s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Christopher currently lives in Stratford upon Avon.

Christopher, along with the rest of his family, was introduced to Canoeing at a 'Try it' session in the Dorking, Surrey Swimming Pool at the age of 9.He started in compe*ive canoeing in June 1978, entering the Novice event at Shepperton Weir on the River Thames in Surrey.

Over the next few years along with his Stratford on Avon Kayakists (SOAK) fellow canoeists he competed in all of the canoe compe*ion discipline's of:

Canoe Slalom in the discipline's of Kayak Singles (K1), Canadian Singles (C1) and Canadian Doubles (C2) – in the Canadian cl*es paddlers kneel in their boat with a small *pit sealed with a Spraydeck. Chris's Slalom Ranking History is listed below.

(Canoe Polo) – in single Kayak (K1)

(Wild Water Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1)

(Canoe Sprint) – in single Kayak (K1)

(Marathon Canoe Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1)

Chris's Canoe Slalom history:

Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results – with Paul Brain

Year                 Division             Ranking/ ResultOctober 1979         Novice               First Slalom in C2 at Durngate Mill, Winchester1979                 3                    Position 121980                 3                    Position 221981                 3                   :???1982                 3                    Promoted to Division 2 during the season1982                 2                    Position 131982                 2                    Promoted to Division 1 during the season1983                 1                    Position 71984            Premier                   Position 2 (Premier Division created)1985    World Champs, Augsberg, Germany   Position 211985            Premier                   Position 1 – National Champions1986     Great Britain Slalom Team        Selected for Team in C2 Cl*1986    Europa Cup, Mezzana, Italy        Position 151986    Pre World Champs, Bourg St Maurice, France    Position 91986            Premier                   Position 1 – National Champions1987            Premier                   Position 31988            Premier                   Position 51989    World Champs, Maryland, USA       Position 161989            Premier                   Position 31990    Pre World Champs, Tacen, Yugoslavia    Position 111990            British Open Champions, Llangollen1990            Premier                   Position 21991            Premier                   Position 1 – National Champions1992        Olympic Games                 Selected for Great Britain Team1992    World Cup 3, Nottingham           Position 7/181992    World Cup 4, Merano,Italy         Position 11/171992    World Cup Final Ranking           Position 15/301992    Senior Pre World Champs, Mezzana, Italy    Position 81992        Olympic Games                 Position 171992            Premier                   Position 2   1993            Premier                   Position 71993                                      Changed over to Canoe Polo Compe*ion

Canadian Singles (C1) Ranking and Results

Year                 Division                 Ranking/ Result1985                     1                Ranking Status1985                     1                Position 31986                     1                Position 31

Kayak Singles (K1) Ranking and Results

Year                 Division                 Ranking/ ResultJune 1978            Novice               First Slalom ever at Shepperton Weir on the River Thames1979                 4                    Position 26 – Promoted to Division 31980                 3                    Position 1461981                 3                    Position 41 – Promoted to Division 21981                 2                    Promoted to Division 1 during the season1982                 1                    Position 13 Promoted to Premier Division1982                 1                    Pyranha Youth Award    Highest Ranked New Youth in Div 11983                                      European Youth Champs Team event – 3rd – Bronze Medal1983            Premier                   Position 371984            Premier                   Position 54 – Demoted to Division 11985                 1                    Position 29 – Promoted to Premier Division1986            Premier                   Position 61 – Demoted to Division 11987                 1                    Position 23 – Promoted to Premier Division1988            Premier                   Position 701989            Premier                   Position 84 – Demoted to Division 1

Canoe Polo Achievements

Date                           Achievement1988                    Selected for Canoe Polo 1988 International Team SquadAug 1994                1st at Ieper, Belgium International in the Wimps 1st TeamAug 1995                1st at Ieper, Belgium International in the Wimps 1st TeamJun 2012                Dragons 3rd in Liverpool International Polo Tournament Aug 2012                Dragons 2nd in Div 2 in the GEKKO Canoe Polo International Tournament, Gent, BelgiumJun 2013                Dragons 1st in Liverpool International Polo Tournament Aug 2013                Dragons 3rd in the GEKKO Canoe Polo International Tournament, Gent, BelgiumAug 2014                Dragons 12th in the GEKKO Canoe Polo International Tournament, Gent, BelgiumJun 2015                Dragons 1st in Liverpool International Polo TournamentAug 2015                Dragons 1st in the GEKKO Canoe Polo International Tournament, Gent, BelgiumJun 2016                Dragons 1st in Liverpool International Polo TournamentAug 2016                Dragons 14th in the GEKKO Canoe Polo International Tournament, Gent, BelgiumAug 2016                Dragons 4th in London International Polo Tournament Aug 2016                Dragons 11th in the De Paddel Canoe Polo International Tournament, BelgiumAug 2014        Coaching  Canadian Senior Women 11th at World Championships at Thury Harcourt, France   Aug/Sep 2016    Coaching  Canadian Senior Women 8th at World Championships at Syracuse, ItalyDec 2016        Chairperson of Great Britain Canoe Polo Dec 2018        Vice Chairperson Great Britain Canoë Polo

References

• Sports-Reference.com profile