Fantastic effort from Stone canoeist Adam Burgess who paddled to silver in the men’s canoe slalom.
Adam finished the slalom in 96.84 seconds, successfully banishing the hurt of the Tokyo Olympics when he missed out on bronze by just two-hundredths of a second.
Adam started canoeing at the age of 10 on the River Trent in Stone and trains with Stafford and Stone Canoe Club.
Adam Burgess: Medal Highlights
Adam’s Olympic medal will sit alongside his other accomplishments.
At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, he won two silver medals in the C1 team events (2017, 2023) and three bronze medals, including C1 team in 2018 and C2 team in 2013 and 2015.
His European Championships record is equally impressive, boasting five medals: one gold, one silver, and three bronzes. Notably, he clinched a bronze in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
Burgess also claimed the 2015 U23 World Champion title in the C1 category.
Adam competes in the C1 Canoe Single events, which is different to the K1 Kayak Single that Stone’s Joe Clarke competes in.
In canoeing, the main difference between K1 and C1 events lies in the type of boat used and the paddling technique:
K1 (Kayak Single)
- Boat Type: In K1, athletes use a kayak.
- Paddling Technique: Kayakers sit in the boat and use a double-bladed paddle. The paddler alternates strokes on each side of the kayak to propel it forward.
- Seating Position: The paddler is seated with legs extended in front of them, inside the kayak.
C1 (Canoe Single)
- Boat Type: In C1, athletes use a canoe.
- Paddling Technique: Canoeists kneel on one knee in the canoe and use a single-bladed paddle. They typically paddle on one side of the canoe, using various strokes to control direction and speed.
- Seating Position: The paddler kneels on one knee with the other leg forward, foot flat on the bottom of the boat.
Both disciplines require a high level of skill and precision but offer different challenges to the paddlers.
