# Mallory Franklin

Mallory Franklin (born 19 June 1994) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 2009. She competes in both Kayak (K1/seated double-blade paddle) and Canadian Canoe (C1/kneeling single-blade paddle) classes, as well as the Kayak cross discipline.
She won silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's C1 event. She is a seven-time World and seven-time European champion, with particular success in team events.
Franklin has won 16 medals in total at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with seven golds (C1: 2017, 2023, C1 team: 2017, 2018, 2023, K1 team: 2019, 2021), five silvers (C1: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021; K1: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2022, K1 team: 2018, 2023, C1 team: 2022). She has also won 21 medals at the European Championships (7 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes), including a silver and a bronze at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
Franklin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2016 and in the Kayak cross in 2022.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Franklin finished 12th in the C1 final and was disqualified in the kayak cross quarter-finals.

## Early life and education

Franklin graduated from the University of Bedfordshire in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sports Therapy.

## Results
### World Cup individual podiums

| | | | | Total |
| C1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| K1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Kayak cross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
| 2012 | 9 June 2012 | Cardiff | 3rd | C1 |
| 2012 | 25 August 2012 | Prague | 2nd | C1 |
| 2013 | 22 June 2013 | Cardiff | 3rd | C1 |
| 2013 | 29 June 2013 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 |
| 2013 | 17 August 2013 | Tacen | 2nd | C1 |
| 2014 | 7 June 2014 | Lee Valley | 1st | C1 |
| 2014 | 16 August 2014 | Augsburg | 1st | C1 |
| 2015 | 4 July 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 1st | C1 |
| 2016 | 4 June 2016 | Ivrea | 2nd | C1 |
| 2016 | 18 June 2016 | Pau | 1st | C1 |
| 2016 | 3 September 2016 | Prague | 3rd | C1 |
| 2016 | 10 September 2016 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 |
| 2017 | 17 June 2017 | Prague | 2nd | C1 |
| 2017 | 24 June 2017 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 |
| 2018 | 24 June 2018 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 3rd | C1 |
| 2018 | 7 July 2018 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 2018 | 8 July 2018 | Augsburg | 2nd | C1 |
| 2018 | 8 September 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 2018 | 9 September 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C1 |
| 2019 | 15 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 1st | K1 |
| 2019 | 16 June 2019 | Lee Valley | 1st | C1 |
| 2021 | 4 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2022 | 12 June 2022 | Prague | 3rd | Kayak cross |
| 2022 | 19 June 2022 | Kraków | 1st | C1 |
| 2022 | 25 June 2022 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 2022 | 26 June 2022 | Tacen | 1st | C1 |
| 2022 | 4 September 2022 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | Kayak cross |
| 2023 | 9 June 2023 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
| 2023 | 7 October 2023 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 3rd | C1 |
| 2024 | 15 September 2024 | Ivrea | 1st | Kayak cross |
| 2024 | 22 September 2024 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | Kayak cross |

### Complete World Cup results

| Year | Class | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
| 2010 | C1 | Continent | Prague 8 | La Seu 15 | Augsburg 9 | | 78 | 9th |
| 2011 | C1 | Tacen 4 | L'Argentière 9 | Markkleeberg | Prague 5 | | 117 | 7th |
| 2011 | K1 | 26 | 43 | Markkleeberg | | | 15 | 55th |
| 2012 | C1 | Cardiff 3 | Pau | La Seu | Prague 2 | Bratislava | 105 | 9th |
| 2013 | C1 | Cardiff 3 | Augsburg 2 | La Seu | Tacen 2 | Bratislava | 160 | 5th |
| 2013 | K1 | | 29 | La Seu | 23 | Bratislava | 26 | 49th |
| 2014 | C1 | Lee Valley 1 | Tacen 6 | Prague | La Seu 5 | Augsburg 1 | 261 | 3rd |
| 2014 | K1 | 21 | 21 | Prague | 18 | 34 | 73 | 31st |
| 2015 | C1 | Prague | Kraków 15 | Liptovský Mikuláš 1 | La Seu | Pau | 75 | 21st |
| 2016 | C1 | Ivrea 2 | La Seu 5 | Pau 1 | Prague 3 | Tacen 3 | 307 | 1st |
| 2016 | K1 | 11 | | 34 | | | 34 | 45th |
| 2017 | C1 | Prague 2 | Augsburg 2 | Markkleeberg 20 | Ivrea | La Seu 6 | 217 | 5th |
| 2017 | K1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Ivrea | 21 | 163 | 10th |
| 2018 | C1 | Liptovský Mikuláš 3 | Kraków 15 | Augsburg 2 | Tacen | La Seu 2 | 243 | 2nd |
| 2018 | K1 | 10 | 25 | 2 | Tacen | 3 | 204 | 5th |
| 2019 | C1 | Lee Valley 1 | Bratislava | Tacen | Markkleeberg | Prague 15 | 116 | 18th |
| 2019 | K1 | 1 | Bratislava | Tacen | Markkleeberg | 6 | 144 | 14th |
| 2021 | C1 | Prague 4 | Markkleeberg 7 | La Seu 4 | Pau | | 132 | 12th |
| 2021 | K1 | 30 | 30 | 2 | Pau | | 65 | 28th |