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Mallory Franklin

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Mallory Franklin (born 19 June 1994) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 2009. She competes in both Kayak (K1/seated double-blade paddle) and Canadian Canoe (C1/kneeling single-blade paddle) classes, as well as the Kayak cross discipline.[1]

Mallory Franklin
Franklin in 2022
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 30)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1, Kayak cross
ClubWindsor and District Canoe Club
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pau C1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pau C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bratislava K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2023 London C1
Gold medal – first place 2023 London C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Prague C1
Silver medal – second place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Augsburg C1
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 London K1 team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków C1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Prague C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pau C1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pau C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ivrea K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Augsburg C1
Silver medal – second place 2015 Markkleeberg C1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Prague C1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pau K1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš Kayak cross
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tacen K1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tacen C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Penrith K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bratislava C1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bratislava C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bratislava K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wausau C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice C1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Skopje C1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Skopje C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wausau K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wausau C1
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Markkleeberg C1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Solkan C1
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Banja Luka K1 team

She won silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's C1 event. She is a seven-time World and seven-time European champion, with particular success in team events.[2]

Franklin has won 16 medals in total at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with seven golds (C1: 2017, 2023, C1 team: 2017, 2018, 2023, K1 team: 2019, 2021), five silvers (C1: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021; K1: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2022, K1 team: 2018, 2023, C1 team: 2022).[3] She has also won 21 medals at the European Championships (7 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes), including a silver and a bronze at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Franklin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2016 and in the Kayak cross in 2022.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Franklin finished 12th in the C1 final[4] and was disqualified in the kayak cross quarter-finals.[5]

Early life and education

Franklin graduated from the University of Bedfordshire in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sports Therapy.[6]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

      Total
C1 7 8 6 21
K1 1 3 2 6
Kayak cross 3 0 1 4
Total 11 11 9 31
Season Date Venue Position Event
2012 9 June 2012 Cardiff 3rd C1
25 August 2012 Prague 2nd C1
2013 22 June 2013 Cardiff 3rd C1
29 June 2013 Augsburg 2nd C1
17 August 2013 Tacen 2nd C1
2014 7 June 2014 Lee Valley 1st C1
16 August 2014 Augsburg 1st C1
2015 4 July 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st C1
2016 4 June 2016 Ivrea 2nd C1
18 June 2016 Pau 1st C1
3 September 2016 Prague 3rd C1
10 September 2016 Tacen 3rd C1
2017 17 June 2017 Prague 2nd C1
24 June 2017 Augsburg 2nd C1
2018 24 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 3rd C1
7 July 2018 Augsburg 2nd K1
8 July 2018 Augsburg 2nd C1
8 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1
9 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1
2019 15 June 2019 Lee Valley 1st K1
16 June 2019 Lee Valley 1st C1
2021 4 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
2022 12 June 2022 Prague 3rd Kayak cross
19 June 2022 Kraków 1st C1
25 June 2022 Tacen 2nd K1
26 June 2022 Tacen 1st C1
4 September 2022 La Seu d'Urgell 1st Kayak cross
2023 9 June 2023 Prague 3rd K1
7 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 3rd C1
2024 15 September 2024 Ivrea 1st Kayak cross
22 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 1st Kayak cross

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2010 C1 Continent
  		Prague  
8 		La Seu  
15 		Augsburg  
9 		78 9th
2011 C1 Tacen  
4 		L'Argentière  
9 		Markkleeberg  
  		Prague  
5 		117 7th
K1 26 43 15 55th
2012 C1 Cardiff  
3 		Pau  
  		La Seu  
  		Prague  
2 		Bratislava  
  		105 9th
2013 C1 Cardiff  
3 		Augsburg  
2 		La Seu  
  		Tacen  
2 		Bratislava  
  		160 5th
K1 29 23 26 49th
2014 C1 Lee Valley  
1 		Tacen  
6 		Prague  
  		La Seu  
5 		Augsburg  
1 		261 3rd
K1 21 21 18 34 73 31st
2015 C1 Prague  
  		Kraków  
15 		Liptovský Mikuláš  
1 		La Seu  
  		Pau  
  		75 21st
2016 C1 Ivrea  
2 		La Seu  
5 		Pau  
1 		Prague  
3 		Tacen  
3 		307 1st
K1 11 34 34 45th
2017 C1 Prague  
2 		Augsburg  
2 		Markkleeberg  
20 		Ivrea  
  		La Seu  
6 		217 5th
K1 4 4 16 21 163 10th
2018 C1 Liptovský Mikuláš  
3 		Kraków  
15 		Augsburg  
2 		Tacen  
  		La Seu  
2 		243 2nd
K1 10 25 2 3 204 5th
2019 C1 Lee Valley  
1 		Bratislava  
  		Tacen  
  		Markkleeberg  
  		Prague  
15 		116 18th
K1 1 6 144 14th
2021 C1 Prague  
4 		Markkleeberg  
7 		La Seu  
4 		Pau  
  		132 12th
K1 30 30 2 65 28th

References

  1. ^ "GB Canoeing profile". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Team GB canoeing athletes selected for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". teamgb.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Mallory FRANKLIN (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Franklin misses canoe medals as Fox makes history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Kayak cross delivers two medals and plenty of drama". Team GB. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Mallory Franklin". Paddle UK. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
 
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