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Clay Wright

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Hometown: Rock Island, TN

Sponsors: Jackson Kayak, Patagonia, Lotus Designs

Favorite River: Rock Island

Biography: I was raised by a whitewater canoeing family, so I got started young. Too small to carry even one end of a canoe, I lucked out and got to kayak instead! I was a weekender / club boater with the Central Georgia River Runners through high-school, went to ‘higher education’ 30 minutes from Woody Calloway and Risa Shimoda’s house in NC, then became a video boater on the Gauley River after graduation. This led to lots of creeking, playboating, shooting ww videos, sponsorship, and eventually work with Pyranha then Perception Kayaks. It has been a great trip so far and I’m looking forwards to an exciting new chapter with Jackson Kayaks!

Career highlights:

US Freestyle Team since 1995: Top US MK-1 finisher at Augsberg – 4th place 4th Place - 1995 Worlds 3rd Place 1996 Ottawa Pre-worlds Gold Medal Squirt 1997 Ottawa Worlds (8th K-1) Silver Medal Squirt 1999 NZ Worlds Gold Medal Squirt 2000 Sort Pre-Worlds (4th K-1) Bronze Medal Squirt Gratz 2002 Worlds

Freestyle Wins: Japan Open, Sluice Weir Ireland, Animas CO, Fibark CO, Steamboat CO, Merced CA, South Yuba CA, Trinity CA, New River VA, Ohiopyle PA, Potomac MD,

Extreme Race Wins: Cherry Creek CA, Gore CO (<8’), Clear Creek CO, Oh-be-Joyful CO (2x), Upper Yough MD (plastic), Gauley WV (WH), Green Narrows NC (3x: 2 ‘Short’ and one overall)

Vice President USFKC 2000

First ‘Signature Model’ kayak design: ‘Java’ by Perception Inventor of the ‘Loop’ and ‘Flip’ (air-loop)

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