The University of Nottingham

Former Olympic champion and alumnus Tim Brabants has retired from sport to resume his medical career.

The Medicine graduate (2002), who won Britain’s first Olympic canoeing gold in the K1 1,000m race at Beijing 2008, retires as GB’s most successful Olympic canoeist. By the time he graduated, Tim had already won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. A gold and bronze medal followed in Beijing, before Tim finished 8th at London 2012.

Now 36, and with his sporting legacy assured, he says he is unlikely to improve on past results. The University has also seen success with 2012 Olympic Champions Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie (both Mathematical Engineering 2000) and double Olympic silver medallist David Florence (Mathematical Physics 2005).

The University’s Assistant Director of Sport, Nigel Mayglothling, said: “Tim is one of our most distinguished sporting alumni in our ever-increasing list of high sporting-achievers. He remains an outstanding University ambassador and a genuinely nice guy, always prepared to share his knowledge and strengths to inspire many of our current student athletes.

“Combining Medical studies with Olympic success made Tim a beacon for all those looking to balance their studies and sport at Nottingham, proving it can be done at the very highest levels given hard work, talent and our appropriate support.”

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