Joe Clarke (canoeist)

Joseph Clarke
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
EducationAlleyne's Academy
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
Event
K1, Kayak cross
ClubStafford & Stone Canoe Club
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 6 2 3
European Championships 1 2 3
U23 World Championships 0 2 0
U23 European Championships 0 1 0
Junior European Championships 0 2 0
Total 8 10 6
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
2025 Penrith Kayak cross
2022 Augsburg K1 team
2025 Penrith Kayak cross individual
2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team
2015 London K1 team
2025 Penrith 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 (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.

He is the 2016 Olympic champion in the K1 event, and the silver medalist in kayak cross from the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is also the 2023 World Champion in K1, a quadruple 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.