Noah Hegge

German canoeist (born 1999)
Noah Hegge
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25)[1]
Home townAugsburg, Germany[2]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 42 (K1)[3]
EventK1, Kayak cross
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg[4]

Noah Hegge (born 15 March 1999) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Hegge competes in K1 and in Kayak cross.[6] He lives and trains in Augsburg, home of the Eiskanal.[7]

Hegge began paddling with Kanu Schwaben Augsburg in 2007, following his older brothers into the sport.[8][4] In 2018 he finished his apprenticeship as a pastry chef, and was accepted into the Sportfördergruppe der Bundeswehr [de], allowing him to commit to his slalom career.[2][1]

Hegge won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 2022 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.

He has won three medals in the K1 team event at the Junior and U23 World Championships, with a gold in 2017, a silver in 2016 (both junior), and a bronze in 2021 (U23).[9] Hegge is also a two-time European Champion in K1 team, winning gold at both the 2020 U23 European Championships in Kraków and 2016 Junior European Championships in Solkan.[6] He finished 11th in the overall World Cup standings in 2021.[10] Hegge earned his best senior World Championship result of 6th at the 2021 event, where Germany fielded all three athletes in the final for the first time since 1995.[11]

Results

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2019 K1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
  		Bratislava Slovakia
  		Tacen Slovenia
19 		MarkkleebergGermany
  		Prague Czech Republic
  		26 59th
2021 K1 Prague Czech Republic
26 		MarkkleebergGermany
  		La Seu Spain
10 		Pau France
6 		141 11th

Complete Championship results

Year Level Venue Event Result
2016 Junior World Poland Kraków K1 team 2nd
K1 17th
Junior European Slovenia Solkan K1 team 1st
K1 9th
2017 Junior World Slovakia Bratislava K1 team 1st
K1 23rd
Junior European Germany Hohenlimburg K1 team 3rd
K1 26th
2020 U23 European Poland Kraków K1 team 1st
K1 5th
2021 U23 World Slovenia Tacen K1 team 3rd
K1 6th
Kayak cross 25th
World Slovakia Bratislava K1 team 16th
K1 6th
Kayak cross 44th

References

  1. ^ a b "ÜBER MICH". noah-hegge.de (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Interview with professional canoeist Noah Hegge". Washtec. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Noah Hegge". KSA (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Noah HEGGE (GER)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Noah HEGGE (GER)". canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ "WASHTEC SPONSERT LOKALEN AUGSBURGER PROFI-KANUTEN NOAH HEGGE". Deutscher Presseindex (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ ""Oskar" des Kanusports für den Kanu Schwaben Noah Hegge". STAZ.de (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Canoeing - Noah Hegge". The Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Sort". noah-hegge.de (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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