Campbell Walsh

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Campbell Walsh
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens K1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Prague K1
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków K1
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nottingham K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Skopje K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team

Campbell Walsh (born 26 November 1977 in Glasgow)[1] is a Scottish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2012. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K1 event in Athens in 2004.

Walsh won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (K1 team: 2009) and two individual bronzes (K1: 2006, 2007). He is the overall World Cup Champion in K1 from 2004. He is the 2008 individual European Champion, and the 2009 European Team Champion along with Richard Hounslow and Huw Swetnam. He also has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals from the European Championships.[2]

World Cup individual podiums[edit]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 2nd K1
2004 25 Apr 2004 Athens 2nd K1
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
17 Jul 2004 Augsburg 3rd K1
2005 16 Jul 2005 Augsburg 2nd K1
2006 5 Aug 2006 Prague 3rd K11
2009 5 Jul 2009 Bratislava 1st K1
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Profilet at CanoeSlalom.net". Retrieved 15 October 2017.