FUNK Ricarda

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	5	7
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3	2
2017	Pau, FRA	3	1
2015	London, GBR	2	14
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	5	5

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	1

European Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2021	Ivrea, ITA	3	6
2019	Pau, FRA	9	2
2018	Prague, CZE	1	1
2017	Tacen, SLO	13	7

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 2nd, 1 x 10th
2019	Kayak	10th	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2018	Kayak	2nd	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th
2017	Kayak	1st	4 x 1st, 1 x 3rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2019	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
1	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
1	2017	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
1	2017	Kayak	Ivrea, ITA
1	2017	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
1	2017	Kayak	Augsburg, GER
2	2021	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
2	2019	Kayak	Lee Valley, GBR
3	2019	Kayak	Bratislava, SVK
3	2018	Kayak	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK
3	2017	Kayak	Prague, CZE

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Rici (Instagram profile, 09 Aug 2019)

Yoga. (Instagram profile, 20 Mar 2020)

Army, Athlete

Media and Communications - Augsburg University, Germany

English, French, German

KSV Bad Kreuznach [Germany]

Thomas Apel [national], GER

Her brother Alexander Funk competed in canoe slalom for Germany at international level until 2013. (rhein-gymnasium-sinzig.de, 18 Nov 2010; canoeicf.com, 08 Jul 2013)

She began paddling at age five in Remagen, Germany. She entered her first competition in 2000 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (ricardafunk.de, 01 Oct 2018; inwaterwelive.com, 01 Oct 2018; rhein-gymnasium-sinzig.de, 18 Nov 2010)

Her brother was already involved in canoeing, and her parents encouraged her to take up the sport too. "The versatility, variety and the playful elements make canoe slalom unique. At each location you are faced with different challenges." (ricardafunk.de, 01 Oct 2018; inwaterwelive.com, 01 Oct 2018; rhein-gymnasium-sinzig.de, 18 Nov 2010)

Winning her first World Cup medal, a bronze, in 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. (hikosport.com, 12 Jun 2019)

Australian slalom paddler Jessica Fox, Slovenian slalom paddler Peter Kauzer. (inwaterwelive.com, 01 Oct 2018)

Coach Stefan Henze, who died in a car accident at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "He played a very important role. Because of him I know what canoe slalom is really about and I started to love this sport even more. All of his advice is still in my head." (ricardafunk.de, 23 Aug 2016; br.de 04 Sep 2016; hikosport.com, 12 Jun 2019; Facebook profile, 30 Mar 2020)

She does not like having bib number four. "I had it a couple of times at important races in the past. I did not have good experience with this number." (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

"Stay focused and never forget the fun." (inwaterwelive.com, 01 Oct 2018)

She won the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year award in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. (swr.de, 17 Jan 2016)

She was named the 2013 Female Athlete of the Year in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. (rhein-zeitung.de, 27 Jan 2014)

She was named the 2010 Young Talent in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. (olympiastuetzpunkt.org, 11 Jan 2011)