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Shelley Oates-Wilding (born 4 July 1965) is an Australian sprint canoeist and waterman who competed for Australia in Canoeing from 1989 to 2008 (over a decade).
Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996.
She held an Australian Institute of Sport netball scholarship from 1984 to 1988.
A serious knee injury resulted in her taking up canoeing.
She held an AIS sprint canoeing scholarship in 1990- 1996.She won the World Championships Surf Ski (Surf Life Saving) in Japan in 1992 and went on to win several Outrigger World Championships in Hawaii (Na Wahine O Ke Kai) with Offshore (Cal), Riggeroos (Aus), and Team Bradley (Hawaii).
Currently resides in Hawaii as president of Ikaika Hawaii, A Watermans Academy (Non Profit).