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Joseph Clarke MBE

Joseph Clarke MBE

Slalom - Podium

Joe Clarke is the reigning Olympic Champion in the canoe slalom men's K1, making history at the 2016 Rio Games by winning GB's first gold medal in this event and Team GB's second gold medal of the Games. 

2018 is Joe's sixth year as a member of the senior British team and he got the season off to a great start winning his first ever World Cup gold at World Cup 2 in Krakow.   

In 2014 Joe won a silver medal in K1 at World Cup 5, his first senior individual medal.

Joe's interest in canoeing first started on a kayaking trip with the Scouts.  He started paddling canoe slalom when he was 11 when he managed to secure a place at Stafford and Stone Canoe Club.  From there he was quickly promoted through the divisions and hasn't looked back since breaking into the GB junior team in 2009.

Profile

Date of Birth: 03/11/1992
Born: Stoke-on-Trent
Hometown: Stone, Staffordshire
Lives: Waltham Abbey, Essex
Occupation: Athlete
Height / Weight: 1.84m / 75kg
Hobbies: Cycling

Discipline

Class: Canoe Slalom - Men's K1
Olympics: Rio 2016
Paddling since: 2003
Club: Stafford & Stone
Coach: Mark Ratcliffe
Boat Manufacturer: Galasport Caipi
Paddles Manufacturer: RAAB
Lottery Funding: UK Sport Podium Programme
Sponsors
Nike Redbull

Results

Year Olympic Games World Championships European Championships World Cups National/Other
2018 Prague:
K1 - 11th
K1 Team - 4th		 WC1 Liptovsky:
K1 - 3rd

WC2 Krakow:
K1 - 1st

WC3 Augsburg:
K1 - 4th

World Cup Final La Seu D'Urgell: K1 - 11th
2017 Pau:
K1 - 6th
K1 Team - 11th
 Tacen:
K1 - 19th
K1 Team - 6th		 WC Final La Seu:
K1 - 13th

WC3 Markleeberg:
K1 - 21st

WC 2 Augsburg:
K1 - 33rd

WC1 Prague:
K1 - 6th
2016 Rio:
K1 - 1st		 Not held in Olympic year Liptovsky:
K1 - 10th
K1 Team- 4th		 WC2 La Seu:
K1 - 18th
2015 Lee Valley:
K1 – 38th, K1 Team –3rd		 Markkleeberg:
K1 - 8th
K1 Team - 2nd		 WC 1 Prague:
K1 Team - 4th
WC 2 Krakow:
K1 - 4th
WC 3 Liptovsky:
K1 – 29th
WC 4 La Seu d’Urgell:
K1 - 9th
WC 5 Pau:
K1 - 18th, K1 Team – 2nd
2014 Deep Creek:
K1 - 36th, K1 Team - 3rd
Jnr & U23 Penrith:
K1 U23 Team – 2nd		 Vienna:
K1 - 11th
K1 Team - 2nd		 WC 1 Lee Valley:
K1 - 11th, K1 Team - 1st
WC 2 Tacen:
K1 - 34th, K1 Team - 8th
WC 3 Prague:
K1 - 6th, K1 Team - 10th
WC 4 Le Seu D'Urgell:
K1 - 24th
WC 5 Augsburg:
K1 - 2nd, K1 Team - 6th
2013 Prague:
K1 - 6th, K1 Team - 15th		 Krakow:
K1 - 13th
K1 Team - 7th		 WC 1 Cardiff:
K1 - 13th, K1 Team - 4th
WC 3 La Seu d’Urgell:
K1 – 30th, K1 Team – 6th
WC 4 Tacen:
K1 - 29th, K1 Team - 8th
2012 Jnr & U23 Wausau:
K1 U23 – 12th, K1 U23 Team -10th		 Jnr & U23 Solkan:
K1 U23 – 7th
K1 U23 Team – 9th
2011 Jnr & U23 Banjaluka:
K1 U23 – 18th		 WC 2 L’Argentierre:
K1 – 43rd
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