Stephen Jackson (canoeist)

Stephen Jackson (born 18 September 1956) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1983) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1981).

Stephen Jackson
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere K-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Nottingham K-4 10000 m

Jackson also finished eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephen Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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