Slalom - Podium
Bradley Forbes-Cryans competed at his first Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020, finishing sixth amongst a stacked field in the men's K1.
Bradley put down the run of his life at the World Championships in 2019, to finish just off the podium in fourth place and secure his Tokyo berth, beating some of the world’s biggest names in the process.
Forbes-Cryans started canoeing at CR Cats Canoe Club in Alva, Scotland, and becomes the fourth paddler from the club to represent Team GB, following in the footsteps of double Olympian Fiona Pennie, 2004 Olympic silver medallist Campbell Walsh and, C2 paddler Craig Brown from Atlanta 1996.
He was also part of the BOA’s Olympic Ambitions programme at the Rio 2016 Games.
2018 was Bradley's most successful season to date, qualifying for his first European Championships final where he came eighth and backed this up with ninth and fifth places in the finals of the first two World Cups.
The highlight of his season was winning a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in Ivrea, followed by a K1 Team gold medal at the World Championships in Rio with Joe Clarke and Chris Bowers.
In 2016 he won silver at World Cup 5 in Tacen which led to third place in the overall World Cup standings.
Bradley, who started canoeing when he was 10 years old, also likes to ski and lifts weights when he's not out on the water in his kayak.
Date of Birth: | 1995 |
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Born: | Edinburgh |
Hometown: | Roslin, Midlothian |
Lives: | Waltham Abbey, Essex |
Occupation: | Athlete |
Height / Weight: | 1.80m / 76kg |
Hobbies: | Skiing, biking, cooking |
Class: | Canoe Slalom - Men's Kayak Single (K1) |
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Paddling since: | 2005 |
Club: | CR Cats |
Coach: | Richard Hounslow |
Boat Manufacturer: | Galasport Caipi Fins |
Paddles Manufacturer: | Galasport |
Lottery Funding: | UK Sport Podium Potential Programme |
Sponsors |
Year | Olympic Games | World Championships | European Championships | World Cups | National/Other |
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2022 | Liptovsky: K1 - 23rd K1 Team - 10th CSLX - 15th |
WC3 Tacen: K1 14th CSLX 9th WC2 Krakow: K1 19th CSLX 11th WC1 - Prague K1- 15th CSLX- 51st |
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2021 | Tokyo: K1 - 6th |
Bratislava: K1 - 23rd |
Ivrea: K1 - 21st K1 Team - 3rd |
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2019 | La Seu d'Urgell: K1 - 4th K1 Team - 9th |
Pau: K1 - 17th K1 Team - 7th |
WC1 Lee Valley: K1 - 17th WC3 Tacen: K1 - 5th WC Final Prague: K1 34th |
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2018 | Rio: K1 - 26th K1 Team - 1st World U23 Ivrea: K1 - 2nd K1 Team - 19th |
Prague: K1 - 8th K1 Team - 4th |
WC1 Liptovsky: K1 - 9th WC2 Krakow: K1 - 5th WC3 Augsburg: K1 - 12th WC Final La Seu d'Urgell: K1 - 17th |
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2017 | Pau: K1 - 28th K1 Team - 11th U23 Bratislava: K1 - 5th K1 Team - 11th |
Tacen: K1 - 24th, K1 Team - 6th |
WC Final La Seu: K1 - 17th WC3 Markleeberg: K1 - 24th WC 2 Augsburg: K1 - 31st WC1 Prague: K1 - 18th |
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2016 | Jnr & U23 Krakow: K1 U23 Team - 13th |
Liptovsky: K1 - 29th, K1 Team- 4th |
WC1 Ivrea: K1 - 6th WC2 La Seu d'Urgell: K1 - 25th WC3 Pau: K1 - 37th WC4 Prague: K1 - 14th WC5 Tacen: K1 - 2nd |
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2015 | Lee Valley: K1 - 18th, K1 Team - 3rd U23 Brazil: K1 U23 - 18th, K1 U23 Team - 5th |
Markkleeberg: K1 - 17th, K1 Team - 2nd |
WC 1 Prague: K1 - 15th, K1 Team - 4th WC 2 Krakow: K1 - 20th WC 3 Liptovsky: K1 - 40th WC 4 La Seu d’Urgell: K1 - 30th WC 5 Pau: K1 - 20th, K1 Team - 2nd |
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2013 | Jnr & U23 Liptovsky: K1 Jnr - 4th, K1 Jnr Team - 10th |
Jnr & U23 France: K1 Jnr - 15th, K1 Jnr Team - 4th |
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2012 | Jnr & U23 Wausau: K1 Jnr - 14th, K1 Jnr Team - 13th |
Jnr & U23 Solkan: K1 Jun - 8th |