Brits win medals galore on the 2024 international stage

GB won over 150 international medals across the year, with 50 of those being gold medals. Here’s a breakdown of some of the successes Britain achieved over the last 12 months.

Paris 2024
There’s only one place to start with Britain’s slalom and paracanoe teams putting in record-breaking performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
GB’s slalom team won a huge four medals at the Olympics in the French capital.

Adam Burgess

Kimberley Woods got the medals underway in the canoe slalom, winning bronze in the women’s kayak three years after her 10th-place finish in Tokyo. Adam Burgess also won his first Olympic medal in his second Games, with a triumphant silver in the men’s canoe final.

Joe Clarke MBE

Paris saw the Games debut of kayak cross, with the world getting to see the head-to-head all-action format of the sport. Kimberley Woods showed the high stakes of the format as she went for an ambitious move in the final to try and secure gold but won a brilliant second bronze of the Games. Joe Clarke MBE went on to win his second Olympic medal, as he achieved a brilliant silver in the men’s kayak cross final.

Charlotte Hensahw MBE

Britain’s world-leading paracanoe team rewrote the record books once again, as they went one better than their Tokyo medal tally, winning a huge eight medals and topping the table.

Emma Wiggs MBE

Charlotte Henshaw MBE became the first British double Paralympic Champion with golds in the KL2 and VL3, taking her overall Paralympic tally to five across five Games.
Emma Wiggs MBE retained her VL2 title to win her third Paralympic gold, also securing her fifth medal with a silver in the KL2, whilst Laura Sugar MBE made it back-to-back titles in the KL3.

Laura Sugar MBE

Hope Gordon achieved an impressive first Games medal with silver in the VL3 on the event’s Paralympic debut. There were also first Paralympic medals for Dave Phillipson (KL2) and Jack Eyers (VL3). The pair both achieved a fantastic silver, a first for Phillipson on his fifth attempt across two sports, whilst Eyers achieved the podium finish on his Games debut.

Jack Eyers

Dave Phillipson

Slalom European World Championships
The slalom team continued to impress elsewhere, too, particularly at U23/Junior level. Lois Leaver became the U23 women’s kayak World Champion in Liptovsky and won her first individual medal, whilst Ben Haylett won his first individual accolade, becoming the men’s kayak U23 European Champion. Across those European Championships, Britain won a huge 12 medals in Krakow, the biggest haul at one competition for GB in some time.

Lois Leaver

Ben Haylett

K1 & K2 European Championships
After an incredible competition, Kristina Armstrong became a double U23 European Champion in Bratislava, stepping up from the juniors for the first time. The Scottish paddler first won the women’s K1 500m in fantastic fashion before joining up with Zoe Clark as the pair impressed in the women’s K2 500m to win a second gold in the competition.

Kristina Armstrong and Zoe Clark

Wild Water World Championships
In wild water racing, it was a golden season for Kerry and Emma Christie as they combined to become senior World Champions for the first time in Sabero, Spain. Their historic success led to a wonderful season for the international squad, which achieved 18 medals.

Kerry and Emma Christie

Freestyle European Championships
Ottilie Robinson-Shaw continued to shine on the international freestyle stage, becoming a double European Champion in Graz. Winning gold in the women’s canoe and kayak, she achieved a record-breaking score in Austria and claimed eight medals throughout the season.

Ottilie Robinson-Shaw

Marathon European Championships
James Russell impressed at the marathon European Championships as he won double bronze in Poznan. He kicked things off with a third-place finish in the short-course final, before replicating his achievements in the long-course later in the week.

James Russell

Surf Kayak World Championships
Anna Harper enjoyed her first-ever World Championship as the England surf kayak team claimed an impressive medal haul in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. After impressive displays in challenging conditions, the junior paddler became the World Champion in both the junior women’s short and long boat classes.

Anna Harper

SUP World Championships
Anna Little won her first world title at the ICF SUP World Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as she pushed to the gold medal in the sprint final.

Anna Little

Ocean Racing World Championships
There were a trio of medals for the GB team at the Ocean Racing World Champs, with Terry Miller winning a brilliant bronze in the junior men’s category.

World Rafting Championships
Brits won ten medals at the IRF World Rafting Champs in Banja Luka, including an impressive five medals for the GB1 Masters Women, who claimed gold overall.
The senior women’s team won silver after impressing at the canoe polo Super Cup in Hangzhou, China. The men’s senior team also made the podium with an excellent bronze.
Glenn Truswell was the top Brit at the canoe sailing World Championships in Travemünder Woche in Germany, claiming three victories throughout the week.