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American canoeist
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Male
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8 May 1973
The details
Biography
Introduction
Eric M. Giddens (born May 8, 1973 in Atlanta) is an American slalom kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.
Early life and education
A native of Atlanta, Giddens graduated with a degree in environmental biology from Georgia Tech and earned a Ph.D. in oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His father is educator Don Giddens.
Career
He finished 20th in the men's K-1 slalom event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His wife, Rebecca Giddens, won a silver in the women's K-1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. They now own a brewpub, along with brewer Kyle Smith, in Kernville, California.