The 23-year-old became the second Briton to win gold at the Rio Olympics with victory in the men’s K1 canoe slalom.
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It was Britain’s first Olympic medal in the men’s event since Campbell Walsh at Athens in 2004.
Czech star Kiri Prskavec was first up and was far quicker down the course, but picked up a two-second penalty.
Clarke was a promising young talent before he finally made his mark on the senior global stage in 2014 when he won a silver medal in K1 at a World Cup event.
Peaty won a spectacular gold in the 100m breaststroke at the Rio Olympics, setting a new world record and winning the first gold for Team GB in the 2016 Games.
He had earlier finished third in the semi-finals, but would end 0.17 ahead of nearest rival Kauzer in the final.
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