Joe Clarke (canoeist)

Joseph Clarke

MBE

Clarke at the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 32) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Education	Alleyne's Academy
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1, Kayak cross
Club	Stafford & Stone Canoe Club
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Great Britain Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 5 1 2 European Championships 1 2 3 U23 World Championships 0 2 0 U23 European Championships 0 1 0 Junior European Championships 0 2 0 Total 7 9 5 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1 2024 Paris Kayak cross World Championships 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team 2021 Bratislava Kayak cross 2022 Augsburg Kayak cross 2023 London K1 2023 London Kayak cross 2022 Augsburg K1 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team 2015 London K1 team European Games 2023 Kraków K1 European Championships 2024 Tacen Kayak cross 2014 Vienna K1 team 2015 Markkleeberg K1 team 2021 Ivrea K1 team 2021 Ivrea Kayak cross U23 World Championships 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2014 Penrith K1 team U23 European Championships 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1 Junior European Championships 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 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.