Ricarda Funk

Ricarda Funk (born 15 April 1992) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.^[1]

Ricarda Funk

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 31) Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Canoe slalom
Rank	No. 2 (K1)
Event(s)	K1, Kayak cross
Club	KSV Bad Kreuznach
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (2017)
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo K1 World Championships 2017 Pau K1 team 2021 Bratislava K1 2022 Augsburg K1 2022 Augsburg K1 team 2015 London K1 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team 2017 Pau K1 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 European Games 2023 Kraków K1 2023 Kraków Kayak cross 2023 Kraków K1 team European Championships 2014 Vienna K1 2018 Prague K1 2018 Prague K1 team 2015 Markkleeberg K1 2019 Pau K1 team 2021 Ivrea K1 U23 World Championships 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team U23 European Championships 2012 Solkan K1 team 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1 2011 Banja Luka K1 2011 Banja Luka K1 team Junior World Championships 2010 Foix K1 team 2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team Junior European Championships 2008 Solkan K1 team 2010 Markkleeberg K1 team 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1

Funk won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2021, 2022, K1 team: 2017, 2022), two silvers (K1: 2015, K1 team: 2018) and two bronzes (K1: 2017, 2018).^[2] She also won 9 medals (4 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes) at the European Championships, including a gold, a silver and a bronze at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Funk also won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2016 and 2017. She was the World No. 1 in 2017.^[3]

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
K1	11	3	6	20
Kayak cross	0	0	1	1
Total	11	3	7	21

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2012	26 August 2012	Prague	3rd	K1
2014	22 June 2014	Prague	1st	K1
	17 August 2014	Augsburg	1st	K1
2015	28 June 2015	Kraków	3rd	K1
2016	5 June 2016	Ivrea	1st	K1
	12 June 2016	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
	4 September 2016	Prague	1st	K1
2017	18 June 2017	Prague	3rd	K1
	25 June 2017	Augsburg	1st	K1
	2 July 2017	Markkleeberg	1st	K1
	3 September 2017	Ivrea	1st	K1
	10 September 2017	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2018	23 June 2018	Liptovský Mikuláš	3rd	K1
	8 September 2018	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2019	15 June 2019	Lee Valley	2nd	K1
	22 June 2019	Bratislava	3rd	K1
	31 August 2019	Markkleeberg	1st	K1
2021	19 June 2021	Markkleeberg	2nd	K1
2022	3 September 2022	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2023	9 June 2023	Prague	2nd	K1
	3 September 2023	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	Kayak cross

References

1. "Official site bio". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
2. "Ricarda FUNK (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
3. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricarda Funk.

• Ricarda Funk at the International Canoe Federation 
• Ricarda Funk at Olympics.com 
• Ricarda Funk at Olympedia 
• Ricarda Funk at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German) 
• Ricarda Funk at the Deutscher Kanu-Verband (in German)
• Official website