Jack Eyers
British paracanoeist (born 1989)
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| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Bournemouth, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Wells, Somerset, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Proximal femoral focal deficiency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | VL3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jack Eyers (born 1989) is a British paracanoeist who competes at international canoe competitions. He is a two-time World champion and a European champion. He is an above-the-knee leg amputee.[1][2]
Modelling
Eyers was crowned Mr. England in 2017 and was the first amputee to do so. He also began his modelling career with Models of Diversity, an agency that targets to expand body diversity in the fashion industry.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Jack Eyers - Paracanoe". International Canoe Federation. 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Eyers - British Canoeing". British Canoeing. 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Eyers: From catwalk to canoe". International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Jack Eyers becomes first amputee to be crowned Mr England". Bournemouth Echo. 21 July 2017.
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- 2010: Patrick Viriamu (TAH)
- 2011: Patrick Mahoney (GBR)
- 2012: Gerhard Bowitzky (GER)
- 2013: Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho (BRA)
- 2014: Pier Alberto Buccoliero (ITA)
- 2015: Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho (BRA)
- 2016: Pier Alberto Buccoliero (ITA)
- 2017: Jonathan Young (GBR)
- 2018: Curtis McGrath (AUS)
- 2019: Curtis McGrath (AUS)
- 2021: Jack Eyers (GBR)
- 2022: Jack Eyers (GBR)
- 2023: Vladyslav Yepifanov (UKR)
