Colin Shaw (canoeist)

Colin Shaw (born March 17, 1954 to parents Harry and Norma in Powell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. He won bronze medal with partner Don Brien in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen.

Shaw also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Following his paddling career, Shaw settled down with beautiful wife Sue, and together they raised two fine upstanding children Natalie and Nathan.