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Joseph Clarke (canoeist)

Joseph Clarke (canoeist)

Joseph "Joe" Clarke, MBE (born 3 November 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009, specializing in the K1 event.[2] He is the 2016 Olympic champion in the K1 event[3] and has won medals in team events at World and European Championships.

Joseph Clarke[[LINK|lang_en|Order_of_the_British_Empire|MBE]]
Personal information
Born(1992-11-03)3 November 1992
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
EducationAlleyne's Academy
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1
ClubStafford & Stone Canoe Club

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.[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 attended Alleyne's Academy high school, after going to his middle school Walton Priory Middle School.[7] 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.[8]

Career

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.[9] He has trained at the Lee Valley White Water Centre since 2012.[10]

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.[9]

At senior level, he won three medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (2018) and two bronzes (2014, 2015). He also won two silver medals in the same event at the 2014 and 2015 European Championships.[9]

Clarke was selected for the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the individual K1 at the British selection trials in October 2015.[7] At the Olympics he qualified for the final of the K1 event with the third fastest time in the semifinal. He won gold in the final with a time of 88.53 seconds,[11] the first time a British competitor had won gold in this event.[12]

Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to canoeing.[13]

In 2018, Clarke guest starred in the third episode of the fourth series of the CBBC children cooking show Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch.[14]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
201416 August 2014Augsburg2ndK1
201824 June 2018Liptovský Mikuláš3rdK1
1 July 2018Kraków1stK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley1stK1

Results

2009

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
22–26 JulyJunior European ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat110.28108.97108.9727[15]
K1 Men Team HeatN/A121.974[15]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A115.452[15]

2010

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
8–11 JulyJunior World ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat102.40101.18101.183[16]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A122.7930[16]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A116.405[16]
4–7 AugustJunior European ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat98.2396.9796.974[17]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A104.8816[17]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A115.022[17]

2011

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
1–3 JulyWorld Cup Race 2K1 Men Individual Heat102.40103.92102.4044[18]
14–17 JulyU23 European ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat97.84100.5497.8415[19]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A101.6018[19]
K1 Men Team Semi-finalN/A106.022[19]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A117.736[19]
~World Cup Final StandingsK1 Men IndividualN/A117[20]

2012

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
11–15 JulyU23 World ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat115.37unknown30[21]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A108.9612[21]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A131.1510[21]
6–9 SeptemberU23 European ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat113.38111.02111.028[22]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A105.125[22]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A107.607[22]
K1 Men TeamN/A128.619[22]

2013

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
6–9 JuneEuropean ChampionshipK1 Men Individual HeatN/A85.768[23]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A138.0713[23]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A103.247[23]
21–23 JuneWorld Cup Race 1K1 Men Individualunknown
K1 Men Team FinalN/A107.854[24]
5–7 JulyWorld Cup Race 3K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A103.4030[25]
K1 Men Team Finalunknown
17–21 JulyU23 World ChampionshipK1 Men Individualunknown31[26]
K1 Men Teamunknown2[26]
30 July – 4 AugustU23 European ChampionshipK1 Men Individualunknown2[27]
K1 Men Teamunknown4[27]
16–18 AugustWorld Cup Race 4K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A112.0529[28]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A125.278[28]
11–15 SeptemberWorld ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat140.8188.1088.109[29]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A97.646[29]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A101.076[29]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A113.945[29]
~World Cup Final StandingsK1 Men IndividualN/A35[30]

2014

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
22–27 AprilU23 World ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat95.0694.4494.449[31]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A100.9311[31]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A106.322[31]
29 May – 1 JuneEuropean ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat87.52136.3587.5213z[32]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A88.3015[32]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A91.4711[32]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A98.752[32]
6–8 JuneWorld Cup Race 1K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A97.8811[33]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A108.711[34]
13–15 JuneWorld Cup Race 2K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A152.1034[35]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A122.928[36]
20–22 JuneWorld Cup Race 3
K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalunknown
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A98.766[37]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A157.2110[38]
1–3 AugustWorld Cup Race 4K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A97.6824[39]
15–17 AugustWorld Cup FinalK1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalunknown
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A95.492[40]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A113.926[41]
17–21 SepWorld ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat101.05204.40101.0519[42]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A156.3636[42]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A123.243[42]
~World Cup Final StandingsK1 Men IndividualN/A4[43]

2015

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
28–31 MayEuropean ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat94.91unknown1[44]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A95.143[44]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A96.168[44]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A108.012[44]
19–21 JuneWorld Cup Race 1K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalunknown
K1 Men Individual FinalN/ADSQ-R10[45]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A103.194[46]
26–28 JuneWorld Cup Race 2K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalunknown
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A82.484[47]
3–5 JulyWorld Cup Race 3K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A98.7729[48]
K1 Men Team FinalN/ADNS=16[49]
7–9 AugustWorld Cup Race 4K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalunknown
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A96.059[50]
14–16 AugustWorld Cup FinalK1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A100.2318[51]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A106.482[52]
16–20 SeptemberWorld ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat81.47unknown2[53]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A142.5738[53]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A106.383[53]
~World Cup Final StandingsK1 Men IndividualN/A7[54]

2016

DateTournamentEventScorePlace
Run 1Run 2Best Run
13–15 MayEuropean ChampionshipK1 Men Individual Heat92.58unknown19[55]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A94.985[55]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A144.5810[55]
K1 Men Team FinalN/A118.174[55]
10–12 JuneWorld Cup Race 2K1 Men Individual Heatunknown
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A96.1618[56]
7–11 AugustOlympic GamesK1 Men Individual Heat135.8986.9586.952[57]
K1 Men Individual Semi-finalN/A90.673[57]
K1 Men Individual FinalN/A88.531[57]
World Cup Final StandingsK1 Men IndividualN/A61[58]

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