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Callum Gilbert (born 15 January 1996) is a New Zealand slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013.

Gilbert represented apples New Zealand in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he finished 23rd after being eliminated in the heats. His selection followed a strong performance on the 2019 ICF World Cup Tour, where he made it to three of the four semifinals, with the best result of fifth-place. This result was the best kiwi male finish in a World Cup K1 event. Gilbert gave up his job as a software engineer to focus on qualifying for the Olympics. Gilbert had just missed out on qualifying for the 2016 Olympics at the last race before selection, missed out on a final at a World Cup event in 2019 by .01 of a second.

He was educated at Tauranga Boys' College, and lives by Okere Falls, by the shores of Lake Rotoiti, in the Bay of Plenty.

References

1. "Results – 2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". infoicf.msl.es.
2. "Callum GILBERT (NZL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
3. "GILBERT Callum". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. "Callum Gilbert". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016.
5. Vance, Andrea; McGregor, Iain. "Callum Gilbert: Paddling for gold from the family bach". Stuff. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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External links

• Callum Gilbert at the International Canoe Federation

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