Jon Schofield (canoeist)
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| Birth name | Jonathan Schofield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 May 1985 Petersfield, Hampshire, England |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6.0 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alex Nikonorov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schofield is a member of the Soar Valley Canoe Club and is coached by Alex Nikonorov.
Schofield was born in Petersfield, Hampshire to Maggie and Peter Schofield. The family moved to Spain when he was six, where he took up taekwondo and later judo. After coming back to Clitheroe, Lancashire, he was introduced to canoeing when he was nine in a taster session through the Chatburn Cubs. He initially competed in the cub scout racing league, later he took up wildwater racing.
Schofield attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School from 1996 to 2003. He studied Human Biology at Loughborough University, but took two years out in an attempt to get to the 2008 Beijing Games. He graduated in June 2010. and He also has an MSc in Applied Physiotherapy and Biomechanics from Brunel University. He resides in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Schofield was active in wild water canoeing as a junior, and made it into the national junior team. He won the Junior World Championships in Bala, North Wales in 2002. He was the overall World Cup winner in 2006. He became European champion in 2007.
Schofield switched to flatwater sprint in 2007 as wild-water sprint canoeing events are not part of the Olympic Games, and he considered becoming an Olympic champion his ultimate goal. In the flatwater sprint kayaking discipline, he competed with Ben Brown in the 500m K2 at the 2007 World Championships, but in finishing in 9th place, they failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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