ed posing in his ParalympicsGB Paris 2024 selection shirt looking serious

Ed Clifton

Canoe

Region

Essex
Date of Birth

21/10/1985
Classification

VL2

Ed Clifton made his Paralympic debut in Paris this summer, qualifying his place with an emphatic performance at the 2024 paracanoe World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Clifton is still a relative newcomer to paracanoe having switched to the sport in 2021. He was formerly a track and field athlete, competing across the throwing events in the F56 class and representing the British team in 2019.

Despite being new to the sport, Clifton has impressed and made his international debut at the Poznan World Cup in 2022, where he finished seventh in the VL2. A year later he competed at his first World Championships in 2023, placing ninth.

Outside of the sport, Clifton is a big fan of rugby.

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