Eric Evans

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEric Mayfield•Evans
Used nameEric•Evans
Nick/petnamesThe Hammer, The Mean One
Born27 February 1950 in Exeter, New Hampshire (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 73 kg
AffiliationsLedyard Canoe Club
NOC United States

Biography

Eric Evans studied at the The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and later at Dartmouth College. He began paddling at Hotchkiss, but at Dartmouth competed in cross-country skiing. He continued to paddle however, and became the top American whitewater kayaker of the 1970s. Evans won 9 of 10 US titles through 1978 and competed at seven World Championships. He later became an executive with a cross-country ski equipment company, but later became a writer and photographer for various canoeing magazines. He then became a teacher and ski coach at The Putney School in Vermont.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) USA Eric Evans
Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men (Olympic) 7

Olympic family relations