Canoe slalom is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport.
Fabien Lefèvre is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998. As a permanent resident of the United States, he has competed for his country of residence since 2013. He represented France until 2011. He won two medals at the Summer Olympics in the K1 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. He has a son called Noe Lefèvre.
Fiona Pennie is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She lives in Waltham Abbey in Essex.
Jessica Esther Fox is a French-born Australian Olympic and world champion slalom canoeist.
Ana Sátila Vieira Vargas is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011.
Annebel van der Knijff is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012 in both C1 and K1. She has also competed in mixed C2.
Adam Burgess is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline. In 2023 he also started competing in C1. He also occasionally appears in kayak cross. With an Olympic gold and a bronze, 2 individual world titles and 5 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of his generation.
Vít Přindiš is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.
Joseph Clarke, is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009, specializing in the K1 (kayak) and KX1 events. He is the 2016 Olympic champion in the K1 event, the 2023 World champion in the same event, and a triple World champion in the kayak cross discipline, and has won multiple medals at World and European Championships. He is the most successful kayak cross competitor at global level in the history of the event.
Carole Diana Bouzidi is a slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. Born in France, she has represented Algeria since 2022.
Ricarda Funk is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline and since 2021 also in kayak cross.
Kimberley Woods is a British slalom canoeist who has competed in C1, K1 and KX1 at the international level since 2011. A six time world and eight time European champion, she won the bronze medal in both the K1 event and the first ever women's kayak-cross (KX1) event in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Viktoriia Volodymyrivna Us is a Ukrainian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
Noémie Fox is a French-born Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013, winning two world championships. Fox won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's slalom kayak cross, becoming the first-ever Olympic champion in that event.
Evy Leibfarth is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.
Marjorie Delassus is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. She is from Pau in Béarn.
Elena Lilik is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014. She is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal.
Nicolas Gestinpronounced[nikɔlaʒɛstɛ̃] is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany. He became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.
Zuzana Paňková is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.
