Jonathon Schofield

Who is Jonathon Schofield?

Jon Schofield is a British canoeist. Schofield is a member of the Soar Valley Canoe Club and is coached by Alex Nikonorov.

The BBC says that he hails from Clitheroe, although the TeamGB website says he was born in Petersfield, Hampshire. He attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and was guest speaker at the school's 2013 Sports Awards evening. Schofield won the Junior World Championships in Bala, North Wales in 2002. He became European champion in 2007. In the flatwater sprint kayaking discipline, with Ben Brown he competed in the 500m K2 at the 2007 World Championships, but in finishing in 9th place, failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

During his first season with Liam Heath they won gold medals in the K2 200m at the 2nd World Cup in Szeged and the 3rd World Cup in Duisburg and became European Champions in July 2010. They won two medals at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań with a silver in the K-1 4 x 200m relay and a bronze in the K-2 200m event.