Adam Burgess wins an incredible silver Olympic medal.

Yasir AliJuly 30, 2024

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Adam Burgess wins an incredible silver Olympic medal.

In the men’s tandem canoe on the third day of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, Adam Burgess earned a silver medal.

Adam’s silver medal marks the first Olympic medal for men in the C1 class since Beijing 2008’s David Florence.

“This is the moment I’ve been dreaming of until I was just ten years old,” he remarked after the medal ceremony. I was making an effort to remain composed. I made a concerted effort to consider the young child who was dreaming of this same moment.

I was determined to make a good impression on myself. Demonstrate to the world my passion for this game. That’s what I did.

The paddler from Stafford & Stone’s success comes after Kimberley Woods’ strong showing in Sunday’s women’s individual kayak bronze medal event. “For us, it’s a truly unique full circle moment,” Adam remarked.

Every day we train together. I love to think I was part of the reason she got her medal, and I think she helped me get mine.

As I was shifting the eddy after falling off that wave, I couldn’t help but think that Kim would need to take a similar action to reach the podium. I used her enthusiasm to my advantage and was overjoyed to see her cross the finish line.

In his first Games, “Magical” Burgess placed fourth in Tokyo 2020. Slightly less than 0.16 seconds separated them from bronze.

“As I waited for the last three athletes, I was thinking about the fourth in Tokyo,” he remarked. “I had entered first and done everything I could. I’m thrilled I made it to the platform by letting things happen.

You’ve never waited so long in your life. It was wonderful when I realized I had entered first. After qualifying fourth fastest, Adam looked collected and confident as he got off to a solid start in the final.

He struggled approaching the problematic gate 17, but he battled back hard upstream to maintain his clean run.

With just three paddlers remaining, Adam took the lead after charging through the last part of the course and setting a new record in under 97 seconds.

“Magnificent Gestin”

Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis was assured of a medal as he was unable to place among the top three.

Adam received at least silver since Miquel Trave, the second-fastest competitor in the semi-final, was only able to achieve 97.92 following a two-second penalty.

But Nicolas Gestin of France, encouraged by the enthusiastic home audience, won gold with an amazing 91.36 at the crowded, sun-drenched Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Adam stated, “Gestin was phenomenal.” “I trained with him a lot, and he proved to be a formidable opponent on this course.” Slovakian Matej Benus took home the bronze.

Adam will resume competition in the kayak cross, beginning with time trials on Friday, August 2, under the guidance of Craig Morris of the Lee Valley White Water Centre.

The Olympic Games medalists Mallory Franklin as well as Joe Clarke MBE begin their campaigns on Tuesday with the women’s C1 and men’s K1 qualifying heats.

Who did Adam Burgess win the silver medal?

At the Parisian Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, Adam Burgess won the silver medal in the canoe slalom singles competition, his first Olympic medal.

With only a minor mistake at upstream gate 17, the Stoke-on-Trent paddler—who finished fourth quickest in the semi-finals—put in an incredible run, crossing the finish line in 96.84 seconds to set a new record for the fastest run in the final, even with three men remaining to challenge.

Burgess of Great Britain won the silver in canoe slalom.

As world silver medalist Nicolas Gestin, the home favorite, saved his best run for last, Burgess was still holding the gold medal position. In 91.36 seconds, he shattered the British record, finishing 5.48 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Matej Benus from Slovakia completed the podium.

For Burgess, 32, the silver medal represented atonement. Three summers prior, he had finished fourth in his first final in Tokyo and just came out on an Olympic medal by 0.16 seconds.

“There won’t be any sleepless nights wondering what might have been,” Burgess declared. “Today, I truly wanted to just lay everything out there.”

“I paid the price and wasted opportunities because I was too cautious at times, and I really wanted to go out with confidence, paddle with style, and enjoy myself, and I got the outcome today.

“I was making an effort to limit my thoughts about Tokyo.” Although getting back to Paris and earning that spot was a major part of my story, this was very much its own tale. I didn’t want the fact that races constantly turn out differently on my mind. All I wanted was to live in the here and now.

When Burgess discovered that he would definitely receive a medal—after Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis, who had edged him out for bronze in Tokyo with a time of 97.27 seconds—he was taken aback. Now, all that remained to decide was which cooler medal Burgess would win. At the end, Gestin and the home fans proved to be victorious, with their guy crossing the finish line with a blazing championship finish, leaving them roaring even in the sweltering heat.