Slalom - Podium Potential
Adam competes in the canoe single (C1) and 2019 is his fifth season on the senior British team.
He got the year off to a great start winning silver in the men's C1 at the Lee Valley World Cup.
2018 was also a good year for Adam, winning silver at the European Championships in Prague. He was a regular finalist in the World Cup series and at the World Championships in Rio, he won bronze in the men's C1 Team event with teammates David Florence and Ryan Westley.
In 2017 Adam won his first World Cup medal, taking bronze at World Cup 3 in Markkleeberg, Germany.
Adam had a fantastic 2015 season becoming Great Britain’s first ever U23 World Champion in C1 and was a finalist at the senior World Championships.
He graduated in 2014 with a degree in Sports Science and Management from Nottingham Trent University.
Date of Birth: | 1992 |
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Born: | Stoke-on-Trent |
Hometown: | Stone, Staffordshire |
Lives: | Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire |
Occupation: | Athlete |
Height / Weight: | 1.80m / 70kg |
Hobbies: | Yoga, playing guitar and piano, speciality coffee, books and writing |
Class: | Canoe Slalom - Men's Canoe Single (C1) |
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Paddling since: | 2003 |
Club: | Stafford & Stone Canoe Club |
Coach: | Craig Morris |
Boat Manufacturer: | Galasport |
Paddles Manufacturer: | Galasport |
Lottery Funding: | UK Sport Podium Potential Programme |
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Year | Olympic Games | World Championships | European Championships | World Cups | National/Other |
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2019 | La Seu d'Urgell: C1 - 22nd C1 Team - 7th |
Pau: C1 - 5th C1 Team - 10th |
WC1 Lee Valley: C1 - 2nd WC Final Prague: C1 - 6th |
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2018 | Rio: C1 - 17th C1 Team - 3rd |
Prague: C1 - 2nd C1 Team - 4th |
WC1 Liptovsky: C1 30th WC2 Krakow: C1 - 8th WC3 Augsberg: C1 - 7th WC Final La Seu d'Urgell C1 - 15th |
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2017 | Pau: C1 - 14th C1 Team - 2nd |
Tacen: C1 - 16th C1 Team - 7th |
WC Final La Seu: C1 - 29th WC3 Markkleeberg: C1 - 3rd WC 2 Augsburg: C1 - 24th WC1 Prague: C1 - 50th |
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2016 | Not held in Olympic year | Liptovsky: C1 - 32nd C1 Team- 3rd |
WC1 Ivrea: C1 - 16th WC2 La Seu: C1 - 9th WC3 Pau: C1 - 6th WC4 Prague: C1 - 5th WC5 Tacen: C1 - 4th |
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2015 | Lee Valley: C1 – 9th, C1 Team – 6th C2 – 20th, C2 Team – 3rd Jnr & U23 Brazil: C1 U23 - 1st, C1 U23 Team – 2nd |
Markkleeberg: C1 - 29th, C1 Team - 3rd, C2 - 17th, C2 Team - 6th |
WC 1 Prague: C1 - 20th, C1 Team - 2nd, C2 - 25th WC 4 La Seu D’ Urgell: C1 - 20th, C2 - 23rd WC 5 Pau: C1 -15th C1 Team 3rd C2 - 25th C2 Team – 1st |
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2014 | Deep Creek: C2 - 11th, C2 Team - 9th Jnr & U23 Penrith: C1 – 9th, C1 Team – 4th |
Vienna: C2 - 15th, C2 Team - 6th |
WC 1 Lee Valley: C2 - 19th, C2 Team -1st WC 3 Prague: C1 - 34th, C1 Team - 3rd, C2 - 12th WC 4 La Seu d’Urgell: C1 -21st, C2 – 14th WC 5 Augsburg: C2 - 12th |
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2013 | Prague: C2 – 21st, C2 Team – 3rd |
Krakow: C2 - 22nd |
WC 1 Cardiff: C2 – 10th, C2 Team – 2nd |
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2012 | London: Reserve |
Jnr & U23 Wausau: C1 Jun Team – 4th, C2 U23 – 11th, C2 U23 Team – 2nd, C1 U23 – 5th, C1 U23 Team – 4th |
Augsburg: C2 Team – 1st, C2 – 19th |
WC 1 Cardiff: C2 - 20th WC 2 Pau: C2 - 20th WC 4 Prague: C1 – 4th, C2 – 7th |
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2011 | Jnr & U23 Banjaluka: C1 U23 – 12th |
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2010 | Jnr & U23 Foix: C1 Jun – 6th, C1 Jun Team – 1st |