Joe Clarke (canoeist)

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Joseph Clarke
MBE
Clarke at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 31)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
EducationAlleyne's Academy
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, Kayak cross
ClubStafford & Stone Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 5 1 2
European Championships 0 2 3
U23 World Championships 0 2 0
U23 European Championships 0 1 0
Junior European Championships 0 2 0
Total 6 8 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bratislava Kayak cross
Gold medal – first place 2022 Augsburg Kayak cross
Gold medal – first place 2023 London K1
Gold medal – first place 2023 London Kayak cross
Silver medal – second place 2022 Augsburg K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 London K1 team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków K1
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Vienna K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Markkleeberg K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ivrea K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ivrea Kayak cross
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Penrith K1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Markkleeberg K1 team

Joseph Clarke, MBE (born 3 November 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009, specializing in the K1 (kayak) and KX1 (extreme kayak/kayak cross) events.[2] He is the 2016 Olympic champion in the K1 event,[3]the 2023 World champion in the same event, and a triple World champion in the kayak cross discipline, and has won multiple medals at World and European Championships. He is the most successful kayak cross competitor at global level in the history of the event.

Early life[edit]

Clarke was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.[2] He first tried canoeing during a trip with The Scout Association at the age of eight.[4] He then applied to join the Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, but was rejected for being too young.[5] He was given the chance to reapply through his middle school's canoeing club during year six at Walton Priory Middle School, but as they only had eight places available which were greatly oversubscribed he was required to write a letter to demonstrate why he deserved a place.[6] His application was successful and he began training with the club, competing in his first race in 2004 at the age of 11.[5] Clarke supports local team Stoke City F.C.[7]

Clarke attended Alleyne's Academy high school, after going to his middle school Walton Priory Middle School.[8] At the age of 15 he contracted bacterial meningitis which caused an abscess behind one eye. He was in hospital for two weeks and was treated with intravenous antibiotics, after which he made a full recovery.[9]

Career[edit]

Clarke made his debut for the British junior team in 2009,[5] winning junior European Championship silver medals in the K1 team event in 2009 and 2010.[10] He has trained at the Lee Valley White Water Centre since 2012.[11]

He won a European Championship under-23 silver medal in the individual K1 in 2013, and World Championship silver medals in the under-23 team event in 2013 and 2014.[10]

At senior level, he won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (K1: 2023; Kayak cross: 2021, 2022, 2023; K1 team: 2018), one silver (K1 team: 2022) and two bronzes (K1 team: 2014, 2015).[10] He also won 5 medals (2 silvers and 3 bronzes) at the European Championships, including a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Clarke won the overall World Cup title in Kayak cross in 2023.

Clarke was selected for the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the individual K1 at the British selection trials in October 2015.[8] At the Olympics he qualified for the final of the K1 event with the third fastest time in the semi-final. He won gold in the final with a time of 88.53 seconds,[12] the first time a British competitor had won gold in this event.[13]

Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to canoeing.[14]

In 2018, Clarke guest starred in the third episode of the fourth series of the CBBC children cooking show Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch.[15]

Clarke narrowly missed out on selection for the tokyo 2020 olympics. Following the postponement of the games, Clarke tried to force British Canoeing to abandon the selected athletes and have a new selection process for the olympic team. Unfortunately for Clarke this idea was rejected and British Canoeing have decided to stand by the existing team selection to allow these athletes to focus on the postponed games.

World Cup individual podiums[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
K1 2 4 2 8
Kayak cross 1 2 2 5
Total 3 6 4 13
Season Date Venue Position Event
2014 16 August 2014 Augsburg 2nd K1
2018 24 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 3rd K1
1 July 2018 Kraków 1st K1
2019 16 June 2019 Lee Valley 1st K1
2021 11 September 2021 Pau 3rd K1
2022 12 June 2022 Prague 2nd Kayak cross
18 June 2022 Kraków 2nd K1
19 June 2022 Kraków 3rd Kayak cross
2023 2 June 2023 Augsburg 2nd K1
4 June 2023 Augsburg 3rd Kayak cross
18 June 2023 Tacen 1st Kayak cross
2 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
3 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd Kayak cross

Results[edit]

2009[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
22–26 July Junior European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 110.28 108.97 108.97 27[16]
K1 Men Team Heat N/A 121.97 4[16]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 115.45 2[16]

2010[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
8–11 July Junior World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 102.40 101.18 101.18 3[17]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 122.79 30[17]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 116.40 5[17]
4–7 August Junior European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 98.23 96.97 96.97 4[18]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 104.88 16[18]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 115.02 2[18]

2011[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
1–3 July World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat 102.40 103.92 102.40 44[19]
14–17 July U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 97.84 100.54 97.84 15[20]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 101.60 18[20]
K1 Men Team Semi-final N/A 106.02 2[20]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 117.73 6[20]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 117[21]

2012[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
11–15 July U23 World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 115.37 unknown 30[22]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 108.96 12[22]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 131.15 10[22]
6–9 September U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 113.38 111.02 111.02 8[23]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 105.12 5[23]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 107.60 7[23]
K1 Men Team N/A 128.61 9[23]

2013[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
6–9 June European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat N/A 85.76 8[24]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 138.07 13[24]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 103.24 7[24]
21–23 June World Cup Race 1 K1 Men Individual unknown
K1 Men Team Final N/A 107.85 4[25]
5–7 July World Cup Race 3 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 103.40 30[26]
K1 Men Team Final unknown
17–21 July U23 World Championship K1 Men Individual unknown 31[27]
K1 Men Team unknown 2[27]
30 July – 4 August U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual unknown 2[28]
K1 Men Team unknown 4[28]
16–18 August World Cup Race 4 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 112.05 29[29]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 125.27 8[29]
11–15 September World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 140.81 88.10 88.10 9[30]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 97.64 6[30]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 101.07 6[30]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 113.94 5[30]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 35[31]

2014[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
22–27 April U23 World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 95.06 94.44 94.44 9[32]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 100.93 11[32]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.32 2[32]
29 May – 1 June European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 87.52 136.35 87.52 13z[33]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 88.30 15[33]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 91.47 11[33]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 98.75 2[33]
6–8 June World Cup Race 1 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 97.88 11[34]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 108.71 1[35]
13–15 June World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 152.10 34[36]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 122.92 8[37]
20–22 June World Cup Race 3
K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final unknown
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 98.76 6[38]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 157.21 10[39]
1–3 August World Cup Race 4 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 97.68 24[40]
15–17 August World Cup Final K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final unknown
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 95.49 2[41]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 113.92 6[42]
17–21 Sep World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 101.05 204.40 101.05 19[43]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 156.36 36[43]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 123.24 3[43]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 4[44]

2015[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
28–31 May European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 94.91 unknown 1[45]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 95.14 3[45]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 96.16 8[45]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 108.01 2[45]
19–21 June World Cup Race 1 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final unknown
K1 Men Individual Final N/A DSQ-R 10[46]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 103.19 4[47]
26–28 June World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final unknown
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 82.48 4[48]
3–5 July World Cup Race 3 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 98.77 29[49]
K1 Men Team Final N/A DNS =16[50]
7–9 August World Cup Race 4 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final unknown
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 96.05 9[51]
14–16 August World Cup Final K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 100.23 18[52]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.48 2[53]
16–20 September World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 81.47 unknown 2[54]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 142.57 38[54]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.38 3[54]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 7[55]

2016[edit]

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
13–15 May European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 92.58 unknown 19[56]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 94.98 5[56]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 144.58 10[56]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 118.17 4[56]
10–12 June World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 96.16 18[57]
7–11 August Olympic Games K1 Men Individual Heat 135.89 86.95 86.95 2[58]
K1 Men Individual Semi-final N/A 90.67 3[58]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 88.53 1[58]
World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 61[59]

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