Adam Burgess (born 17 July 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.[1]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1992 Stoke-on-Trent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stafford & Stone Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C1 team: 2017, 2023) and three bronzes (C1 team: 2018, C2 team: 2013, 2015). He also won five medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronzes), including a bronze in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków. He is the 2015 U23 World Champion in C1.[2]
His partner in the C2 boat from 2010 to 2015 was Greg Pitt.
He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the C1 event, finishing in 4th place just 0.16 seconds off bronze.[3][4]
Results edit
World Cup individual podiums edit
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 July 2017 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | C1 |
| 2019 | 15 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 2nd | C1 |
| 2022 | 19 June 2022 | Kraków | 3rd | C1 |
Complete World Cup results edit
| Year | Class | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | C1 | Tacen  |
L'Argentière  24 |
Markkleeberg  |
Prague  |
17 | 48th | |
| C2 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 24th | |||
| 2012 | C1 | Cardiff  |
Pau 36 |
La Seu  |
Prague 4 |
Bratislava  |
48 | 30th |
| C2 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 87 | 21st | |||
| 2013 | C2 | Cardiff 10 |
Augsburg |
La Seu |
Tacen |
Bratislava |
27 | 26th |
| 2014 | C1 | Lee Valley |
Tacen |
Prague 34 |
La Seu 21 |
Augsburg |
24 | 45th |
| C2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 87 | 13th | ||
| 2015 | C1 | Prague 20 |
Kraków  |
Liptovský Mikuláš 30 |
La Seu 20 |
Pau 15 |
107 | 19th |
| C2 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 37th | |||
| 2016 | C1 | Ivrea  16 |
La Seu 9 |
Pau 6 |
Prague 5 |
Tacen 4 |
241 | 3rd |
| 2017 | C1 | Prague 59 |
Augsburg 24 |
Markkleeberg 3 |
Ivrea |
La Seu 29 |
83 | 29th |
| 2018 | C1 | Liptovský Mikuláš 30 |
Kraków 8 |
Augsburg 7 |
Tacen |
La Seu 15 |
139 | 13th |
| 2019 | C1 | Lee Valley 2 |
Bratislava |
Tacen |
Markkleeberg |
Prague 15 |
139 | 11th |
| 2021 | C1 | Prague 9 |
Markkleeberg 37 |
La Seu 19 |
Pau |
62* | 18th* |
* Season still in progress.
References edit
- ^ "GB Canoeing profile". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Adam BURGESS (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Travers, Chris (21 January 2020). "Sports Awards: Adam Burgess paddles his way to the Olympic Games". stokesentinel. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Results (Tokyo)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links edit
- Adam Burgess at the International Canoe Federation
- Adam Burgess at Olympics.com
- Adam Burgess at Olympedia
- Adam Burgess at Team GB
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