| Hannah Davis | |
| Nickname: | Han, Shevs, Davo |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 1985 8, df=yes |
| Height: | (2012) |
| Weight: | 70kg (150lb) (2012) |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Canoeing |
| Event: | K-4 500 m |
| Club: | Holdfast Bay Canoe Club |
| Coach: | Peter Petho, David Fourier |
Hannah Davis (born 11 August 1985) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the K-4 500 m event. She also represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event, but did not medal.
Nicknamed Han, Shevs and Davo, Davis was born 11 August 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] [2] She attended Mercedes College in South Australia before going to University of Adelaide from 2004 to 2009, where she earned a Bachelor of International Studies.[2] [3] In December 2011, she earned at Masters of Arts in International Relations from the University of Adelaide.
As a child, Davis was a competitive swimmer. This required her to wake up at 5 am every morning to train.[4] Other sports she participated in as a youngster included running and netball.[4] She is also surf lifesaver,[5] competing in the sport when not involved with canoeing. Davis weighs and is tall.[1] [2]
Davis came into the sport through surf lifesaving.[5] She is a member of the Holdfast Bay Canoe Club.[6] [1] [2] She primarily trains in Adelaide, with a secondary training base in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[2] She has a canoe scholarship with the South Australian Sports Institute and the Australian Institute of Sport.[6] [2]
Davis represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 metres event.[6] [1] [4] Her parents watched her win the bronze medal in China.[4] In the Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres event, she finished fifth.[1]
Davis finished third in the K2 200m event and 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[2] She finished 7th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg, Germany.[2] She finished 5th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic.[2] She finished 1st in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith, Australia.[2] She finished 1st in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith, Australia.[2]
Davis was selected to represent Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event.[4] Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese.[7] [8] Going into the London Games, she was coached by David Foureur who has coached her since 2003 and by Martin Marinov who has coached her since 2007.[2] The Australian K-4 did not qualify for the finals at London 2012.