Mallory Franklin

{{Short description|British slalom canoeist (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Mallory Franklin

| image = 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - Mallory Franklin - Great Britain - by 2eight - 9SC0149.jpg

| caption = Franklin in 2022

| nationality = British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|6|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Windsor, Berkshire, England

| height = 1.79 m

| weight = 69 kg

| country = Great Britain

| sport = Canoe slalom

| event = C1, K1, Kayak cross

| rank =

| club = Windsor and District Canoe Club

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's canoe slalom}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|C1}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Pau|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Pau|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Rio de Janeiro|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2019 La Seu d'Urgell|K1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Bratislava|K1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2023 London|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2023 London|C1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Prague|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Deep Creek Lake|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Rio de Janeiro|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Rio de Janeiro|K1}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Bratislava|C1}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Rio de Janeiro|K1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Augsburg|C1}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Augsburg|C1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 London|K1 team}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Kraków|C1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Kraków|C1}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Tacen|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Prague|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Pau|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Pau|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Ivrea|K1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Augsburg|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Markkleeberg|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Prague|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Pau|K1}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Ivrea|C1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|K1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|Kayak cross}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Markkleeberg|C1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Liptovský Mikuláš|K1}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Tacen|K1}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Tacen|C1 team}}

{{MedalCompetition|U23 World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Liptovský Mikuláš|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Penrith|K1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Bratislava|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Bratislava|C1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Foz do Iguaçu|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Bratislava|K1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Wausau|C1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Foz do Iguaçu|C1 team}}

{{MedalCompetition|U23 European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Skopje|C1}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Skopje|C1 team}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Kraków|C1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Kraków|K1 team}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Solkan|C1 team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Wausau|K1 team}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Wausau|C1}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Markkleeberg|C1}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Solkan|C1}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Banja Luka|K1 team}}

}}

Mallory Franklin (born 19 June 1994) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 2009. She competes in both Kayak (K1/seated double-blade paddle) and Canadian Canoe (C1/kneeling single-blade paddle) classes, as well as the Kayak cross discipline.{{cite web|title=GB Canoeing profile|url=http://www.gbcanoeing.org.uk/gbc/index.cfm/athletes/slalom-athletes/slalom-gb-podium-potential-programme/mallory-franklin/|accessdate=29 September 2013}}

She won silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Women's C1 event. She is a seven-time World and seven-time European champion, with particular success in team events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/team-gb-canoeing-athletes-selected-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|title=Team GB canoeing athletes selected for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|website=teamgb.com|language=en|access-date=23 February 2020}}

Franklin has won 16 medals in total at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with seven golds (C1: 2017, 2023, C1 team: 2017, 2018, 2023, K1 team: 2019, 2021), five silvers (C1: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021; K1: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2022, K1 team: 2018, 2023, C1 team: 2022).{{cite web|title=Mallory FRANKLIN (GBR)|url=https://canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_12712f|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=26 September 2017}} She has also won 21 medals at the European Championships (7 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes), including a silver and a bronze at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Franklin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2016 and in the Kayak cross in 2022.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Franklin finished 12th in the C1 final{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/crgryzgqd49o|title=Franklin misses canoe medals as Fox makes history|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 August 2024}} and was disqualified in the kayak cross quarter-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/article/kayak-cross-delivers-two-medals-and-plenty-of-drama/6KCW2lBxxAh0ZsVh4VHsTq|title=Kayak cross delivers two medals and plenty of drama|publisher=Team GB|accessdate=9 August 2024}}