{{short description|British canoe slalom athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about|the British canoe slalom athlete|the Trinidad and Tobago sprinter|Joseph Coombs}} {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{BLP primary sources|date =September 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Joe Coombs | image = Joe Coombs Liptovsky 2009.jpg | imagesize = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = Coombs on Podium in 2009 | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = British | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|03|17}} | birth_place = Salisbury, Wiltshire | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|yyyy|mm|dd|1991|03|17}} --> | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin}} (2011) | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb}} (2011) | website = {{URL|www.joecoombs.co.uk}} | country = | sport = Canoe slalom | event = Mens Kayak - K1M | collegeteam = Nottingham Trent University | club = Salisbury Canoe Club<ref>[http://www.salisburycanoeclub.org.uk/ Salisbury Canoe Club.] Retrieved 2011-05-14</ref> | team = Great Britain Under 23 Team<ref>[http://www.gbcanoeing.org.uk/gbc/assets/File/Great%20Britain%20Team%20Announcement%203rd%20May%202011%20-%20Internationl%20Panel.pdf/ GB Canoe Slalom Team 2011] Retrieved 2011-05-14</ref> | turnedpro = | coach = Mark Ratcliffe | retired = | coaching = | ipcworlds = | regionals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = 107th (2010)<ref>[http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/Aboutoursport/Canoe-Slalom/Rankings/2010.html/ ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking 2010] Retrieved 2011-05-14</ref> | pb = | updated = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}}<br /> and {{ENG}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}} {{MedalEuropeanChampionships}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Liptovsky Mikulas|K1-team}}

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'''Joe Coombs''' (born 17 March 1991 in Salisbury) is a British canoe slalom athlete who competed between 2003 and 2014. His results include a Silver Medal at the Junior European Championships in 2009 (team-event),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/business/business/8802978.Young_talent_is_being_nurtured/ |title=Young talent is being nurtured (From Salisbury Journal) |publisher=Salisburyjournal.co.uk |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-05-13}}</ref> 15th at the ICF Senior Pre-world Championships in 2010, and a UK ranking of 5th.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111027233044/http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/bibs/K1M2010.htm UK ranking]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/bibs/K1M2010.htm |title=Slalom UK - The website of Canoe Slalom in Britain |publisher=Canoeslalom.co.uk |accessdate=2011-05-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027233044/http://www.canoeslalom.co.uk/bibs/K1M2010.htm |archivedate=27 October 2011}}</ref>

Coombs also competed for Nottingham Trent University and took 3 golds in the 2011 BUCS Canoe Slalom Championships.<ref>[http://www.bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=14727&sectionTitle=Slalom+Championships 2011 BUCS Canoe Slalom Championships]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=14727&sectionTitle=Slalom+Championships |title=Slalom Championships - British Universities & Colleges Sport |publisher=Bucs.org.uk |date=2011-03-01 |accessdate=2011-05-13}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120307213541/http://joecoombs.co.uk/ Official Website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coombs, Joe}} Category:Living people Category:1991 births Category:English male canoeists Category:Sportspeople from Salisbury Category:Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Category:21st-century English sportsmen