Kenneth Maxwell Wallace, OAM^[3] (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.

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Ken Wallace

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Full name	Kenneth Maxwell Wallace
Nickname	Kenny
Born	(1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 40)[1] Gosford, New South Wales
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)[2]
Sport
Club	Tugun Surf Life Saving Club, Currumbin Creek Canoe Club
Partner	Lachlan Tame
Coached by	Jimmy Owens (2000 – current)
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-1 500 m 2008 Beijing K-1 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 1000 m World Championships 2010 Poznań K-1 5000 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 5000 m 2014 Moscow K-1 5000 m 2015 Milan K-1 5000 m 2015 Milan K-2 500 m 2017 Racice K-4 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 1000 m 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-2 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Updated on 18 July 2018.

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Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen. Two years later he was the K-1 1000 m Junior World Champion in Curitiba, Brazil.

Wallace was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary, where he placed fifth in the K-1 1000 m final.

In 2007, Wallace at the ICF World Championships held in Duisburg, Germany placed 4th in the K-1 1000m Final. This result qualified Australia a berth at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Wallace won two medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with gold in the K-1 500 m and bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.^[4] He also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 2010) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 2009).

He was awarded the Order of Australia in 2009.^[5]

In February 2011, Wallace competed in the third season of the Channel Seven television series Australia's Greatest Athlete.