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Christopher Paul MacDonald, MBE (born 8 January 1960), is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won five medals. This included three golds (K-2 500 m: 1984, 1988; K-4 1000 m: 1984), one silver (K-2 1000 m: 1988), and one bronze (K-1 500 m: 1988) He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 500 m: 1987, K-2 500 m: 1985, K-2 1000 m: 1987) and three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1982, 1987, K-2 10000 m: 1990). In retirement from professional competition, MacDonald has produced many television sports events and programmes including ''Clash of the Codes'' (the ultimate sporting challenge) and annually presents the Dragon Boat Festival. In the 1988 New Year Honours, MacDonald was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to canoeing.〔(''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 51173, 30 December 1987 ). Retrieved 16 January 2013.〕 ==References== *(ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007. ) *(ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007. ) *(Biography at New Zealand Olympic Committee ) *(Sports-reference.com profile ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul MacDonald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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