Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Kenneth "Ken" Wallace (born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales) is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later he was K-1 1000 m junior world champion in Curitiba, Brazil.In 2006, with Australian number one Nathan Baggaley serving a drugs ban, Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the world championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.In 2007, Wallace at the ICF World Championships held in Duisburg, Germany placed 4th in the K-1 1000m Final. This result qualified Australia a birth at the 2008 Olympic Games.Wallace won two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with gold in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-1 1000 m events. He also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 2010) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 2009).In February 2011, Wallace competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete.Wallace is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lbs).. }
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- Ken_Wallace abstract "Kenneth "Ken" Wallace (born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales) is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later he was K-1 1000 m junior world champion in Curitiba, Brazil.In 2006, with Australian number one Nathan Baggaley serving a drugs ban, Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the world championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.In 2007, Wallace at the ICF World Championships held in Duisburg, Germany placed 4th in the K-1 1000m Final. This result qualified Australia a birth at the 2008 Olympic Games.Wallace won two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with gold in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-1 1000 m events. He also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 2010) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 2009).In February 2011, Wallace competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete.Wallace is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lbs).".