Noah Hegge

Noah Hegge
Hegge in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999[1]
Home townAugsburg, Germany[2]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe slalom
Rank
No. 42 (K1)[3]
Event
K1, Kayak cross
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg[4]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisKayak cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 AugsburgK1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Vaires-sur-MarneK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2022 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 TacenK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BratislavaK1 team
Silver medal – second place2016 KrakówK1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 SolkanK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2017 HohenlimburgK1 team

Noah Hegge (born 15 March 1999) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Hegge competes in K1 and kayak cross.[6]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a bronze medal in kayak cross and finished 9th in the K1 event.

Hegge won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won one gold and one bronze medal in the K1 team event at the European Championships.

He has won three medals in the K1 team event at the Junior and U23 World Championships, with a gold in 2017, a silver in 2016 (both junior), and a bronze in 2021 (U23).[7] Hegge is also a two-time European Champion in K1 team, winning gold at both the 2020 U23 European Championships in Kraków and 2016 Junior European Championships in Solkan.[6] He finished 11th in the overall World Cup standings in 2021.[8] Hegge earned his best senior World Championship result of 6th at the 2021 event, where Germany fielded all three athletes in the final for the first time since 1995.[9]

Hegge began paddling with Kanu Schwaben Augsburg in 2007, following his older brothers into the sport.[10][4] In 2018 he finished his apprenticeship as a pastry chef, and was accepted into the Sportfördergruppe der Bundeswehr, allowing him to commit to his slalom career.[2][1]

He lives and trains in Augsburg, home of the Eiskanal.[11]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
202513 June 2025Pau1stK1
5 September 2025Augsburg2ndK1

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2019 K1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
 		 Bratislava Slovakia
 		 Tacen Slovenia
19		 MarkkleebergGermany
 		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 26 59th
2021 K1 Prague Czech Republic
26		 MarkkleebergGermany
 		 La Seu Spain
10		 Pau France
6		 141 11th

Complete Championship results

Year Level Venue Event Result
2016 Junior WorldPoland KrakówK1 team2nd
K117th
Junior EuropeanSlovenia SolkanK1 team1st
K19th
2017 Junior WorldSlovakia BratislavaK1 team1st
K123rd
Junior EuropeanGermany HohenlimburgK1 team3rd
K126th
2020 U23 EuropeanPoland KrakówK1 team1st
K15th
2021 U23 WorldSlovenia TacenK1 team3rd
K16th
Kayak cross25th
WorldSlovakia BratislavaK1 team16th
K16th
Kayak cross44th

References

  1. 1 2 "ÜBER MICH". noah-hegge.de (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with professional canoeist Noah Hegge". Washtec. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Noah Hegge". KSA (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Noah HEGGE (GER)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Noah HEGGE (GER)". canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Canoeing - Noah Hegge". The Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sort". noah-hegge.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ↑ ""Oskar" des Kanusports für den Kanu Schwaben Noah Hegge". STAZ.de (in German). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "WASHTEC SPONSERT LOKALEN AUGSBURGER PROFI-KANUTEN NOAH HEGGE". Deutscher Presseindex (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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