Ian Wiley (born 5 May 1968 in Dublin) is an Irish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1986 to 2000. He represented Ireland at several Olympic games and won gold at the 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships.
Sporting career Wiley was a European junior champion in 1984, and a silver medalist at the world Junior Championships in 1986 at Spittal, Austria.
He became the European Champion in K1 at the 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K1 event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Wiley announced his competitive retirement after finishing outside the qualification places for the men's K1 slalom final at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1989 20 Aug 1989 Tacen 2nd K1 1991 30 Jun 1991 Mezzana 2nd K1 25 Aug 1991 Minden 2nd K1 1 Sep 1991 Wausau 1st K1 1993 18 Jul 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 1994 17 Jul 1994 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 1996 9 Jun 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 1997 28 Jul 1997 Ocoee 1st K1 3 Aug 1997 Minden 2nd K1
References
External links Irish Times (1996) "Wiley is once more a real medal contender"