2018 Jessica Fox - Australia
The 24-year-old has also stood on the podium at two consecutive Olympic Games in the K1W event, claiming silver at the 2012 London Games and then a bronze four years later in Rio.
2018 Nominees |
2018 Jackie Dillon - Australia
Jackie Dillon, at 61 years of age, continues to push the boundaries with respect to athletic performance, support and dedication in the extreme sport of waveski surfing.
2018 Helene Ripa - Sweden
Ripa’s appearance at the 2018 Rio Paralympics in the KL2 200m event marked her third Paralympics in three separate sports.
2018 Fernando Pimenta - Portugal
Fernando Pimenta stole the show by winning the K1 1000m at the 2018 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Portugal, becoming the first Portuguese athlete to win a world title in an Olympic class event.
2018 Eva Alina Hocevar - Slovenia
With canoeing in her blood she sat in the boat for the first time at the age of one when she joined her father in the boat after his competitions.
2018 Emma Wiggs - Great Britain
Emma Wiggs, MBE, is a Paralympic gold medal winner and seven-time World Champion paracanoeist in the women’s 200m KL2 class.
2018 Doriane Delassus - France
Doriane Delassus picked up both gold and silver medals in the women’s Canoe Slalom competitions.
2018 Danuta Kozak - Hungary
As one of the most decorated canoe-sprint athletes of all time, Danuta Kozak has yet again proven her dominance by taking out the 500m trifecta at this year’s Canoe Sprint World Championships.
