 Stott atOur Greatest Team Parade in 2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'scanoe slalom | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2012 London | C2 |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2009 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 team |
| 2011 Bratislava | C2 team |
| 2015 London | C2 team |
| European Championships | ||
| 2012 Augsburg | C2 team |
 | 2009 Nottingham | C2 team |
| 2009 Nottingham | C2 |
| 2010 Bratislava | C2 team |
Etienne StottMBE (born 30 June 1979) is an Englishslalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2002,[1] initially in the K1 category, but switching to C2 in 2005.[2] He retired from the sport in 2016.[3] He is the Olympic Champion in theC2 event from the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon.[4]
Etienne and his partnerTim Baillie won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at theICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2009,2011). They also won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the2009 European Championships at theHolme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre,Nottingham,England and came in fourth place at the2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships inLa Seu d'Urgell. They won another silver and a bronze in the C2 team event at theEuropean Championships alongside the other UK boats ofDavid Florence/Richard Hounslow andDaniel Goddard/Colin Radmore. In 2012 they were a part of the British team that won gold at theEuropean Championships inAugsburg in the C2 team event. They are British Premier Division Champions and British Open Champions.
At the2012 Summer Olympics, Stott and partner Tim Baillie qualified through the heats for theC2 event on 30 July, and subsequently progressed to the semi-final.[5][6] The semi-final consisted of one run each, with the six best competitors qualifying for the final. Stott and Baillie finished in sixth place, taking the final spot and consequently qualifying for the final.[7] As a result of their sixth-place finish, the slowest qualifying time out of the six remaining competitors, Stott and Baillie ran first in the final, securing a time of 106.41.[7][8] The time was not beaten, with Stott and Baillie winning the gold medal in front of a 12,000 strong home crowd at theLee Valley White Water Centre on 2 August.[9] Fellow British boat ofDavid Florence andRichard Hounslow finished second with a time of 106.77.[7][10] Stott and Baillie's success was described as "unexpected" and a "surprise",[11] with the pair describing winning gold as "mad".[12]
Stott was partnered byTim Baillie from 2005 to 2013. He paired up withMark Proctor for 2015 and 2016.
Stott was appointedMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the2013 New Year Honours for services to canoeing.[13]
He has credited meditation/mindfulness as significantly helpful in his sporting achievement.[14]
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 Jul 2007 | Tacen | 2nd | C2 |
| 2010 | 3 Jul 2010 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 |
| 2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 |
Born inManchester,[1] Stott grew up inBedford, England, and attendedBiddenham Upper School.[15] He studied Mechanical Engineering at theUniversity of Nottingham.[16]
On 21 April 2019, Stott was arrested withExtinction Rebellion onWaterloo Bridge in London for allegedly obstructing the highway - in breach of Section 40 of the Public Order Act. He was carried off of the bridge by four Police officers, where he shouted “ecological emergency.”[17] He said he did not regret being arrested, and praised the actions ofGreta Thunberg.[18]
On 21 January 2021, he pleaded guilty and was handed a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs amounting to £300.[19]
On 2 September 2021, Stott breached his bail conditions which prohibited him from entering theCity of London. He wasn’t arrested.[20]
In October 2021, Stott was part of a group of Extinction Rebellion activists blockading the entrance toFawley Refinery inHampshire, alongside fellow OlympianLaura Baldwin.[21]
Stott, along withDave Hampton, former GB rower, runs the climate campaignChampions for Earth, who "believe that there is nothing more critical than addressing and averting the climate and ecological crisis, and we believe that athletes have a powerful opportunity to voice that message in a way that can be heard."[22][23]
