Joe Clarke (canoeist)

Joseph Clarke
MBE

Personal information
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Education Alleyne's Academy
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe slalom
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 0 2 0
European Games 0 0 0
Total 1 2 2
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1
World Championships
2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team
2015 London K-1 team
European Championships
2014 Vienna K-1 team
2015 Markkleeberg K-1 team

Joseph Clarke, MBE (born 3 November 1992)[2] is a British slalom canoeist who has competed since 2009 in individual and team K-1 events. He is the 2016 Olympic champion in the men's slalom K-1, and has won medals in team events at World and European Championships.

Early life

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.[3] He then applied to join the Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, but was rejected for being too young.[4] He was given the chance to reapply through his school's canoeing club, 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.[5] His application was successful and he began training with the club, competing in his first race in 2004 at the age of 11.[4]

Clarke attended Alleyne's Academy secondary school.[6] 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.[7]

Career

Clarke made his debut for the British junior team in 2009,[4] winning junior European Championship silver medals in the K-1 team event in 2009 and 2010.[8] He has trained at the Lee Valley White Water Centre since 2012.[9]

He won a European Championship under-23 silver medal in the individual K-1 in 2013, and World Championship silver medals in the under-23 team event in 2013 and 2014.[8] At senior level, he won two bronze medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2014 and 2015. He also won two silver medals in the same event at the 2014 and 2015 European Championships.[8]

Clarke was selected for the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the individual K-1 at the British selection trials in October 2015.[6] At the Olympics he qualified for the final of the men's slalom K-1 with the third-fastest time in the semi-final. He won gold in the final with a time of 88.53 seconds,[10] the first time a British competitor had won gold in this event.[11]

Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to canoeing.[12]

Results

2009

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[13]
K1 Men Team Heat N/A 121.97 4[13]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 115.45 2[13]

2010

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[14]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 122.79 30[14]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 116.40 5[14]
4-7 August Junior European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 98.23 96.97 96.97 4[15]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 104.88 16[15]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 115.02 2[15]

2011

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[16]
14-17 July U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 97.84 100.54 97.84 15[17]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 101.60 18[17]
K1 Men Team Semi-Final N/A 106.02 2[17]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 117.73 6[17]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 117[18]

2012

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[19]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 108.96 12[19]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 131.15 10[19]
6-9 September U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 113.38 111.02 111.02 8[20]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 105.12 5[20]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 107.60 7[20]
K1 Men Team N/A 128.61 9[20]

2013

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[21]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 138.07 13[21]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 103.24 7[21]
21-23 June World Cup Race 1 K1 Men Individual unknown
K1 Men Team Final N/A 107.85 4[22]
5-7 July World Cup Race 3 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 103.40 30[23]
K1 Men Team Final unknown
17-21 July U23 World Championship K1 Men Individual unknown 31[24]
K1 Men Team unknown 2[24]
30 July-4 August U23 European Championship K1 Men Individual unknown 2[25]
K1 Men Team unknown 4[25]
16-18 August World Cup Race 4 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 112.05 29[26]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 125.27 8[26]
11-15 September World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 140.81 88.10 88.10 9[27]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 97.64 6[27]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 101.07 6[27]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 113.94 5[27]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 35[28]

2014

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[29]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 100.93 11[29]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.32 2[29]
29 May-1 June European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 87.52 136.35 87.52 13z[30]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 88.30 15[30]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 91.47 11[30]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 98.75 2[30]
6-8 June World Cup Race 1 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 97.88 11[31]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 108.71 1[32]
13-15 June World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 152.10 34[33]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 122.92 8[34]
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[35]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 157.21 10[36]
1-3 August World Cup Race 4 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 97.68 24[37]
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[38]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 113.92 6[39]
17-21 Sep World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 101.05 204.40 101.05 19[40]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 156.36 36[40]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 123.24 3[40]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 4[41]

2015

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
28-31 May European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 94.91 unknown 1[42]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 95.14 3[42]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 96.16 8[42]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 108.01 2[42]
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[43]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 103.19 4[44]
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[45]
3-5 July World Cup Race 3 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 98.77 29[46]
K1 Men Team Final N/A DNS =16[47]
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[48]
14-16 August World Cup Final K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 100.23 18[49]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.48 2[50]
16-20 September World Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 81.47 unknown 2[51]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 142.57 38[51]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 106.38 3[51]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 7[52]

2016

Date Tournament Event Score Place
Run 1 Run 2 Best Run
13-15 May European Championship K1 Men Individual Heat 92.58 unknown 19[53]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 94.98 5[53]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 144.58 10[53]
K1 Men Team Final N/A 118.17 4[53]
10-12 June World Cup Race 2 K1 Men Individual Heat unknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 96.16 18[54]
7-11 August Olympic Games K1 Men Individual Heat 135.89 86.95 86.95 2[55]
K1 Men Individual Semi-Final N/A 90.67 3[55]
K1 Men Individual Final N/A 88.53 1[55]
~ World Cup Final Standings K1 Men Individual N/A 61[56]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Joe Clarke". British Canoeing. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Rice, Simon (5 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Joe Clarke goes to the extremes in the pursuit of Olympic perfection". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Joe Clarke: who is the Team GB canoe slalom gold medallist?". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Kelso, Paul (11 August 2016). "Olympic Hero Joe Clarke Had To Beg To Take Up Kayak". Sky News. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Smith, Pete (26 October 2015). "Canoeing: Joe Clarke qualifies for Olympics – but heartbreak for Lizzie Neave". The Sentinel (Staffordshire). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Olympics 2016 preview: Hard worker Joe Clarke hopes to strike gold". Staffordshire Newsletter. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Overview of athlete's results". canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Davenport, Justin; Churchill, David (11 August 2016). "Olympics 2016: I'm still in a dream, says girlfriend of canoe star Joe Clarke who won historic gold". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Briton Joe Clarke wins gold in the kayak K1". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Lopez, Cesar (10 August 2016). "Britain's Joseph Clarke is the fastest slalom kayaker in the world". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N16.
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