Albert Kerr (canoeist)

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Albert Kerr
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Spittal K-1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Jonquière K-1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Bala K-1 team

Albert Kerr is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

He won a gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal. He also won two world championship golds in the K-1 team event in 1979 and 1981.

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