Jon Schofield (canoeist)

Jon Schofield
Personal information
Birth nameJonathan Schofield
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985 (age 39)
Petersfield, Hampshire, England[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportCanoeing
EventCanoe sprint
Coached byAlex Nikonorov
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London K-2 200 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-1 4×200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Trasona K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 200 m

Jon Schofield (born 10 May 1985) is a British canoeist. He partnered with Liam Heath in the men's kayak double 200m sprint event, and they have won a bronze in K-2 200 at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and a silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the same event.[2] They have also won gold at the European Championships three times as well as silver and bronze medals at the World Championships.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Schofield". British Canoeing.
  2. ^ John, Emma (18 August 2016). "Britain's Liam Heath and Jon Schofield win silver in Rio 2016 kayak 200m". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Jon Schofield set to retire from competitive paddling to take "dream job"". British Canoeing. March 2019.