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American slalom canoeist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashley Nee (born June 15, 1989)[1][2] is an American slalom kayaker who has competed at the international level since 2004.[3]
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Born | Darnestown, Maryland, United States | June 15, 1989||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
Event | K1, Extreme K1 | ||||||||||||||
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Nee is from Darnestown, Maryland.[4] She began paddling after a chance encounter at Valley Mill Camp at the age of 10 and participated in racing when she was 12 years old.[5] Nee attended Northwest High School. She attended University of Hawaii before transferring to University of Maryland, College Park[6] to pursue a degree in kinesiology.[7] Nee was an emergency medical technician in Montgomery County, Maryland.[8]
Nee trains at the Dickerson Whitewater Course. In 2008, Nee qualified the berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics but was unable to win the spot due to a shoulder injury.[9] She won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019. Nee won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.[8] She finished in 14th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[10]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2019 | 15 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 3rd | Extreme K1 |
23 June 2019 | Bratislava | 1st | Extreme K1 | |
1 September 2019 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | Extreme K1 |
Nee is openly gay.[10][11] She is married to Ashley McEwan.[12][13] They met in 2008 while Nee was working at a summer camp.[14] She moved to Hawaii with her wife in 2008 to get a break from paddling and racing. They moved back to Maryland in 2012.[5]
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