Slalom - Academy
New to the World Class Programme for 2019, 2018 saw Ben have a fantastic season with a lifetime best of 10th place at the Junior World Championships in Ivrea in the individual C1 category. At the Junior European Championships in Bratislava Ben competed in the C1 Junior team with team-mates Peter Linksted and Sam Maingay and were 4th overall, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal by less than a second.
Ben discovered canoeing when he went swimming aged 8 and saw a poster advertising canoeing at the pool, he has never looked back since then. For someone getting into canoeing, Ben would say, "GO FOR IT, it will be the best decision you make and you will gain great experiences and friends along the way."
Date of Birth: | 2001 |
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Born: | Derby |
Lives: | Breaston |
Occupation: | Student |
Class: | K1 C1 |
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Paddling since: | aged 8 |
Club: | Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club |
Coach: | Nathalie Siegrist |
Boat Manufacturer: | Galasport Caipi |
Paddles Manufacturer: | Galasport |
Lottery Funding: | UK Sport Academy Programme |
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Year | Olympic Games | World Championships | European Championships | World Cups | National/Other |
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2022 | Ivrea: U23 K1 - 7th U23 K1 Team - 7th CSLX - 7th |
WC1 Prague CSLX - 68th |
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2021 | U23 Tacen K1 9th K1 Team - 6th |
U23 Solkan K1 - 6th K1 Team - 9th |
WC Final Pau CSLX - 37th |
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2019 | Krakow: Jnr K1 - 6th Jnr K1 Team - 1st |
Liptovsky: Jnr K1 - 8th Jnr K1 Team - 14th |
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2018 | Ivrea: Jnr K1 Team - 5th Jnr C1 Team 12th |
Bratislava: Jnr C1 Team - 4th Jnr K1 Team - 5th K1 - 14th C1 - 10th |