Slalom - Podium
Kimberley Woods realised her Olympic dream at the Tokyo 2020 Games, having had her first insight as a member of the Team GB Ambition Programme at Rio 2016. The Rugby born paddler finished 10th in the women's K1 event and produced some excellent runs going through the rounds.
Off the back of her debut Games, Kimberley went on to produce her best ever result at the senior World Championships, winning bronze in the women's kayak despite being involved in a car accident whilst out in Bratislava just days before the competition got underway.
To conclude a strong 2019 season, Kimberley came sixth in the women's kayak at the World Championships to claim her Olympic spot.
Kimberley competes in both C1 and K1 slalom and has been a member of the British senior teams since 2012. She won her first senior C1 medal the following year at the World Cup in Cardiff and has gone from strength to strength.
2019 was an impressive season for Kimberley, winning C1 silver at World Cup 1 at Lee Valley, also finishing fourth in K1. In the last race before the World Championships she again claimed C1 silver at the World Cup Final in Prague to ensure she celebrated a happy birthday!
Kimberley has a strong track record at the European Championships becoming senior European Champion in C1 in 2015 and 2017 and also has two junior and one U23 European title in this event. In 2019 she won the C1 Team event for a fourth successive time with teammates Mallory Franklin and Sophie Ogilvie.
At the 2018 World Championships in Rio she retained her C1 Team title and also won bronze in the K1 Team event.
Kimberley’s individual medal success in 2018 came in what was her final year in the U23 World Championships, winning silver in the C1 and bronze in the K1 as well as a bronze in the K1 Team event. This kept up her impressive record of winning a C1 medal at every U23 World Championship she competed in 2015-2018.
She has won a total of nine individual World Cup medals to date including three gold in C1 and one silver in K1.
Kimberley has a degree in Sports Studies from Hertfordshire University.
Date of Birth: | 1995 |
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Born: | Rugby |
Hometown: | Rugby |
Lives: | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire |
Occupation: | Athlete |
Height / Weight: | 1.61m / 62kg |
Hobbies: | Watching TV and enjoys Sci -Fi programmes |
Class: | Canoe Slalom - Women’s Canoe Single (C1) & Women’s Kayak Single (K1) |
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Paddling since: | 2004 |
Club: | Rugby Canoe Club |
Coach: | Craig Morris |
Boat Manufacturer: | C1 Vajda Hype / K1 Galasport Caipi Fins |
Paddles Manufacturer: | Galasport |
Lottery Funding: | UK Sport Podium Programme |
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Year | Olympic Games | World Championships | European Championships | World Cups | National/Other |
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2022 | Liptovsky C1 - 18th C1 team - 4th K1 - 21st K1 team SILVER CSLX - 9th |
WC3 Tacen: C1 6th K1 26th CLSX - GOLD WC 2: Krakow: K1 16th C1 24th CSLX 8th WC 1 Prague: C1 6th K1 12th CSLX 35th |
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2021 | Tokyo: K1 - 10th |
Bratislava: K1 - BRONZE C1 - 15th Extreme - 9th K1 Team - GOLD C1 Team - 4th |
Ivrea: K1 - 5th C1 - 5th K1 Team - 1st C1 Team - 2nd |
WC1: Prague K1 - 4th WC2 Markkleeberg: K1W - 26th WC3: La Seu C1 - 20th K1 - 25th Extreme - 7th |
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2019 | La Seu d'Urgell: K1 - 6th K1 Team - 1st C1 - C1 Team - 8th |
Pau: K1 - 35th C1 - 3rd C1 Team - 1st K1 Team - 7th |
WC 1 Lee Valley: C1 - 2nd K1 - 4th WC Final Prague: C1 - 2nd K1 - 5th |
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2018 | Rio: C1 Team - 1st K1 Team - 3rd U23 Worlds, Ivrea: C1 - 2nd C1 Team - 4th K1 - 3rd K1 Team - 3rd |
Prague: C1 - 10th C1 Team - 1st K1 - 6th K1 Team - 4th |
WC1 Liptovsky: C1 - 4th K1 22nd WC2 Krakow: C1 - 9th K1 -12th WC3 Augsberg: C1 - 4th K1 - 25th World Cup Final Le Seu d'Urgell: C1 - 16th K1 - 26th |
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2017 | Pau: C1 - 8th C1 Team - 1st K1 - 29th K1 Team - 16th U23 Bratislava: C1 - 3rd K1 - 7th C1 Team - 1st K1 Team - 2nd |
Tacen: C1 - 1st C1 Team - 1st K1 - 12th K1 Team - 6th |
WC Final: C1 - 4th K1 - 15th WC3 Markleeberg: C1 - 9th K1 - 30th WC 2 Augsburg: C1 - 30th K1 - 24th WC 1 Prague: C1 - 1st K1 - 2nd |
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2016 | Krakow: C1 U23 - 2nd C1 Team U23 - 1st K1 U23 - 4th K1 Team U23 - 6th |
Liptovsky: C1 - 22nd, C1 Team- 1st K1 - 26th, K1 Team- 1st U23 Solkan: C1 - 1st, C1 Team - 1st K1 - 2nd |
WC1 Ivrea: C1 - 3rd, K1 - 26th WC 2 Le Seu: C1 - 4th, K1 - 29th WC 3 Pau: C1 - 5th, K1 - 21st WC 4 Prague: C1 - 4th, K1- 16th WC5 Tacen: C1 - 1st, K1- 6th |
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2015 | Lee Valley: K1 – 10th, K1 Team – 2nd , C1 – 4th, C1 Team – 4th Jnr & U23 Brazil: C1 U23 – 3rd, C1 U23 Team – 3rd, K1 U23 – 4th, K1 U23 Team – 8th |
Markkleeberg: C1 - 1st, C1 Team - 3rd, K1 - 11th, K1 Team - 11th Jnr & U23, Krakow: C1 U23 Team - 1st |
WC 2 Krakow: C1 - 2nd, K1- 24th WC 3 Liptovsky: C1 - 16th, C1 Team – 2nd, K1 - 39th, K1 Team – 4th WC 4 Le Seu d’Urgell: C1 - 3rd; K1 - 23rd WC 5 Pau: C1 - 20th, K1 - 30th, C1 Team – 2nd, K1 Team - 3rd |
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2014 | Jnr & U23 Penrith: K1 U23 Team – 1st |
WC 2 Tacen: C1 - 4th, K1 - 37th, K1 Team - 4th WC 3 Prague: C1 - 15th, C1 Team - 3rd, K1 - 13th, K1 Team - 4th |
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2013 | Prague: C1 - 7th, C1 Team - 4th, K1 - 30th Jnr & U23 Liptovski: C1 Jun – 7th, C1 Jun Team – 4th, K1 Jun – 2nd, K1 Jun Team – 7th |
Krakow: C1 - 6th Jnr & U23 France: C1 Jun – 1st, K1 Jun –11th, K1 Jun Team – 2nd |
WC 1 Cardiff: C1 - 1st, C1 Team - 2nd WC 2 Augsburg: C1 – 3rd, K1 – 33rd WC 4 Tacen: C1 - 9th, K1 - 16 |
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2012 | Jnr & U23 Wausau: C1 U23 Team – 3rd, C1 Jun -3rd, K1 Jun Team – 1st, K1 Jun – 4th |
Augsburg: C1 Team – 3rd Jnr & U23 Solkan: C1 U23 Team – 3rd, C1 Jun – 1st, K1 Jun Team – 4th, K1 Jun – 2nd |
WC 1 Cardiff: C1 – 4th WC 4 Prague: C1 – 5th |
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2011 | Jnr & U23 Banjaluka: C1 Jun -5th, K1 Jun – 7th K1 Team - 3rd |