Noah Hegge (born 15 March 1999) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. Hegge competes in K1 and kayak cross.
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a bronze medal in kayak cross and finished 9th in the K1 event.
Hegge won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won one gold and one bronze medal in the K1 team event at the European Championships.
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). 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. He finished 11th in the overall World Cup standings in 2021. 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.
Hegge began paddling with Kanu Schwaben Augsburg in 2007, following his older brothers into the sport. In 2018 he finished his apprenticeship as a pastry chef, and was accepted into the , allowing him to commit to his slalom career.
He lives and trains in Augsburg, home of the Eiskanal.
Results
World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2025 13 June 2025 Pau 1st K1 5 September 2025 Augsburg 2nd K1
Complete World Cup results Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position 2019 K1 Lee Valley Bratislava Tacen 19 Markkleeberg Prague 26 59th 2021 K1Prague 26 Markkleeberg La Seu 10Pau 6 141 11th
Complete Championship results Year Level Venue Event Result2016Junior World KrakówK1 team2nd K117thJunior European Solkan K1 team 1st K19th2017Junior World BratislavaK1 team1st K123rdJunior European Hohenlimburg K1 team 3rd K126th2020U23 European Kraków K1 team 1st K15th2021U23 World TacenK1 team3rd K16th Kayak cross25thWorld BratislavaK1 team16th K16th Kayak cross44th
References
External links
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