Callum Gilbert (born 15 January 1996) is a New Zealand slalom canoeist [1] who has competed at the international level since 2013. [2]
Gilbert represented apples New Zealand in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he finished 23rd after being eliminated in the heats. [3] His selection followed a strong performance on the 2019 ICF World Cup Tour, where he made it to three of the four semifinals, with the best result of fifth-place. This result was the best kiwi male finish in a World Cup K1 event. Gilbert gave up his job as a software engineer to focus on qualifying for the Olympics. [4] Gilbert had just missed out on qualifying for the 2016 Olympics at the last race before selection, missed out on a final at a World Cup event in 2019 by .01 of a second.
He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College, and lives by Okere Falls, by the shores of Lake Rotoiti, in the Bay of Plenty. [5]
