Greg Pitt (born 15 July 1989 in

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) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2015. He won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at the

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...

, earning them in

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and

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. He also won a gold medal in the same event at the

2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships The 2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between May 9 and 13, 2012 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 13th edition and Augsburg hosted this event for the second time after its ...

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. His partner in the C2 boat from 2010 to 2015 was

Adam Burgess Adam Burgess (born 17 July 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. He won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Career Burgess won five medals at the ICF Canoe ...

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* 1989 births English male canoeists Living people Sportspeople from Wolverhampton Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-canoe-bio-stub