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Ed McKeever has competed for Great Britain Ed McKeever has won 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games 

Ed McKeever is a canoeist who has competed for Great Britain. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

He was the oldest member of the British team to compete in the canoe sprint events when the Olympic Games were held in London in 2012. Competing in the K-1 200 metres, the former world champion finished first in the second heat with a new Olympic best time to qualify for the semifinals, besting Marko Novakovic in a close race. He also finished first in the second heat of the semifinals, with only Maxime Beaumont and Miklos Dudas within half a second behind him, which qualified him for the final. In the final, he edged out Saul Craviotto Rivero with almost three-tenths of a second to win a home gold medal at the inaugural edition of the event, as the only British gold medal in canoe sprint in 2012.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Result
2012 Men's K-1, 200m Gold

2012[]

Discipline Round Time
K-1 200 metres Round 1 35.087 OR
Semifinal 35.619
Final 36.246
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