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Adam Burgess
Burgess in 2024
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32)
Stoke-on-Trent, England
EducationNottingham Trent University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, C2
ClubStafford & Stone Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's Canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris C1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pau C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2023 London C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Prague C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 London C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Prague C1
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wausau C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Banja Luka C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Banja Luka C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Solkan C2 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Foix C1 team

Adam Burgess (born 17 July 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.[1]

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] Representing Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the C1 event, he finished second and won the silver medal.[5][6][7]

Results

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World Cup individual podiums

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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

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Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2011 C1 Tacen Slovenia
 
L'Argentière France
24
Markkleeberg Germany
 
Prague Czech Republic
 
  17 48th
C2 21 14 18 28 24th
2012 C1 Cardiff United Kingdom
 
Pau France
36
La Seu Spain
 
Prague Czech Republic
4
Bratislava Slovakia
 
48 30th
C2 20 20 7 87 21st
2013 C2 Cardiff United Kingdom
10
Augsburg Germany
 
La Seu Spain
 
Tacen Slovenia
 
Bratislava Slovakia
 
27 26th
2014 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
 
Tacen Slovenia
 
Prague Czech Republic
34
La Seu Spain
21
Augsburg Germany
 
24 45th
C2 19 12 14 12 87 13th
2015 C1 Prague Czech Republic
20
Kraków Poland
 
Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
30
La Seu Spain
20
Pau France
15
107 19th
C2 25 23 25 6 37th
2016 C1 Ivrea Italy
16
La Seu Spain
9
Pau France
6
Prague Czech Republic
5
Tacen Slovenia
4
241 3rd
2017 C1 Prague Czech Republic
59
Augsburg Germany
24
Markkleeberg Germany
3
Ivrea Italy
 
La Seu Spain
29
83 29th
2018 C1 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
30
Kraków Poland
8
Augsburg Germany
7
Tacen Slovenia
 
La Seu Spain
15
139 13th
2019 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
2
Bratislava Slovakia
 
Tacen Slovenia
 
Markkleeberg Germany
 
Prague Czech Republic
15
139 11th
2021 C1 Prague Czech Republic
9
Markkleeberg Germany
37
La Seu Spain
19
Pau France
 
62* 18th*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "GB Canoeing profile". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Adam BURGESS (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ Travers, Chris (21 January 2020). "Sports Awards: Adam Burgess paddles his way to the Olympic Games". stokesentinel. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Results (Tokyo)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Men's Canoe Single Final Results". Olympics.com. 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Great Britain's Burgess wins canoe slalom silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Adam Burgess banishes memories of Tokyo to win first Olympic medal". The Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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