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James Cartwright - Kayak - Ottawa

Born: June 16, 1976

Hometown: Ottawa

Residence: Ottawa

Height: 178 cm / 5'10"

Weight: 72 kg / 158 lbs

Coach: Michal Staniszewski

Event: C-1 Slalom

Club: Ottawa River Runners

This will be James Cartwright's third Olympic Games where he will be competing in the men's C1 slalom. After joining the national team in 1995, Cartwright finished ninth in the 2004 Athens Games and 15th in the 2000 Sydney Games. Originally from Vancouver, Cartwright now makes his home in Ottawa, where he studied human kinetics at the University of Ottawa.