Joe Clarke MBE is one of Great Britain's most successful athletes ever having won medals at every major international event during an illustrious career to date.
The standout moment so far was when he made history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, claiming Team GB's first ever gold medal in the men's canoe slalom K1 event.
Clarke has the opportunity to further cement his legacy after being selected to represent Team GB once more at Paris 2024 in both the K1 and kayak cross events.
He is the reigning world champion in the K1 and kayak cross, the latter set to appear at an Olympic Games for the first time in France, having dominated on home waters in 2023.
Those performances at the Lee Valley White Water Centre marked Clarke's maiden K1 world title and third successive crown in the kayak cross.
Extremely successful at age-group level, Clarke claimed his first senior international medal with K1 team silver at the European Championships in 2014.
He has since taken his European medal haul to four while he has a career total of eight World Championship medals, including five gold. Additionally, he won bronze at the European Games in 2023.
Clarke was introduced to kayaking through the Scouts and started paddling canoe slalom aged 11, joining Stafford and Stone Canoe Club.
He was awarded an MBE for services to canoeing in the 2017 New Year Honours. He and his wife Annabel welcomed their first child, Hugo, in January 2023.