Kimberley Woods

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Kimberley Woods
Woods K. - 2023 Canoe Slalom WC Prague 5458.jpg
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 28)
Rugby, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Canoe slalom
Event(s)C1, K1, Kayak cross
ClubRugby Canoe Club
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Pau C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Bratislava K1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 London Kayak cross
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 London C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 London K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Augsburg Kayak cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 London C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Rio de JaneiroK1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Bratislava K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 London K1 team
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Markkleeberg C1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tacen C1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 TacenC1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Prague C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pau C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Ivrea K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 IvreaC1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 MarkkleebergC1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 PauC1
U23 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Penrith K1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kraków C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Bratislava C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 KrakówC1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 BratislavaK1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Ivrea C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Wausau C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Foz do IguaçuC1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 BratislavaC1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 IvreaK1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 IvreaK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Solkan C1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 SolkanC1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 SolkanK1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Wausau K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 WausauC1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 SolkanC1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice C1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 SolkanK1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Bourg-Saint-MauriceK1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Banja Luka K1 team

Kimberley Woods (born 8 September 1995) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011. [1]

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She has won 13 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (Kayak cross: 2023; C1 team: 2017, 2018, 2023; K1 team: 2019, 2021), three silvers (C1: 2023; Kayak cross: 2022; K1 team: 2015) and four bronzes (K1: 2021; C1 team: 2022; K1 team: 2018, 2023). [2] She has also won 13 medals (8 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes) at the European Championships, including a silver in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Woods won the overall World Cup title in Kayak cross in 2023.

She qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Women's K1 event [3] where she finished in 10th place.

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
C133410
K10101
Kayak cross2204
Total56415
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2013 22 June 2013 Cardiff 1stC1
29 June 2013 Augsburg 3rdC1
2015 27 June 2015 Kraków 2ndC1
8 August 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC1
2016 4 June 2016 Ivrea 3rdC1
10 September 2016 Tacen 1stC1
2017 17 June 2017 Prague 1stC1
18 June 2017 Prague 2ndK1
2019 16 June 2019 Lee Valley 2ndC1
8 September 2019 Prague 2ndC1
2022 26 June 2022 Tacen 1stKayak cross
2023 11 June 2023 Prague 1stKayak cross
1 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC1
3 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndKayak cross
8 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 2ndKayak cross

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References

  1. "Profile". BritishCanoeing.org.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. "Kimberley WOODS (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. "Team GB canoeing athletes selected for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.