sport news Tokyo Olympics: Team GB canoeist Adam Burgess misses out on a medal in Tokyo by ...

sport news Tokyo Olympics: Team GB canoeist Adam Burgess misses out on a medal in Tokyo by ...
sport news Tokyo Olympics: Team GB canoeist Adam Burgess misses out on a medal in Tokyo by ...
Heartbreak for Team GB canoeist Adam Burgess as he narrowly misses out on a medal in Tokyo by just 0.16 SECONDS after coming fourth in men's slalom with Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek claiming the gold medal Team GB canoeist Adam Burgess was forced to settle for fourth in men's slalom  He agonisingly missed out on a bronze medal by just 0.16 seconds in Tokyo Germany's Sideris Tasiadis pipped him to the last podium place with 103.70  Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek won the gold with an impressive time of 98.25 

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He waited 655 days for his shot at Olympic glory - and then Adam Burgess missed out on a medal by just 0.16 seconds.

The devastated Staffordshire canoeist actually set the fastest time in the slalom final with a time of 103.86. But he then had to watch as three competitors agonisingly bettered his efforts, to see him slip out of podium contention.

Burgess, 29, qualified for the competition back in October

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