Helen Reeves (canoeist)

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Helen Reeves
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens K1
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Augsburg K1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Lipno K1

Helen Reeves (born 6 September 1980 in Fleet, Hampshire) [1] is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2004.

She won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [2]

Reeves also won two bronze medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2002 and 2003. [3]

Reeves, since retirement, has taken up commentating. For the BBC, Reeves has worked on canoeing events at Summer Olympic Games. At Beijing 2008, she worked alongside Garry Herbert and at London 2012 she was in commentary with Andrew Cotter and Paul Dickenson. [4] [5] For the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics, Reeves has commentated with Patrick Winterton. [6] [7] [8]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2004 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1

References

  1. "Reeves wins kayak bronze". 18 August 2004.
  2. "Helen Reeves". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "Helen REEVES (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "BBC - Press Office - 2008 Olympics press pack: BBC Television team". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. "London 2012 Olympics: BBC presenters and commentary teams". BBC Sport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. "Rio 2016 on the BBC - TV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. "Tokyo 2020 on the BBC". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. "Fall in love with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2025.