Eilidh Gibson (born 4 October 1995 in

Kinross Kinross (, gd, Ceann Rois) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire. History Kinross's origins are conn ...

) is a Scottish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. Gibson's best individual results include a silver in race 1 of the

2014 Canoe Slalom World Cup The 2014 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 27th edition. Calendar The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Lee Valley, Engl ...

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, 4th place at the

2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was the 38th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 22 September to 1 October 2017 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, France under the auspices of International ...

and 4th place at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships. She won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the

in Pau. She also won two golds and a bronze in the same event at the European Championships. Gibson attended

Strathallan School Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 7–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth. School roll The school has 73 full-time staff, and 18 part-time staff ...

and studied biomedical sciences at the

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World Cup individual podiums

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* 1995 births Living people People educated at Strathallan School Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Sportspeople from Perth and Kinross Scottish female canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub