Gabriel De Coster

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Gabriel De Coster
2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - Gabriel De Coster - Belgium - by 2eight - ZSC1291.jpg
Gabriel De Coster performing at 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg, Germany
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
Uccle, Belgium
Sport
CountryBelgium
Sport Canoe slalom
EventK1, Kayak cross
ClubKoninklijke Cano Club Mechelen [1]
Coached byRoberto di Angelo
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Vaires-sur-Marne Kayak cross individual
U23 European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Kraków K1

Gabriel De Coster (Uccle, 25 October 2000) [2] is a Belgian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017. [3]

Contents

Career

De Coster won the gold medal in kayak cross individual at the 2025 European Championships in Vaires-sur-Marne.

In October 2020 he was a surprise bronze medalist in the K1 event at the U23 European Championships. [4]

On 6 May 2021, De Coster progressed to the semifinal of the 2021 European Championships, qualifying to represent Belgium in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [5] [6] He finished 22nd after being eliminated in the heats.

De Coster delivered a breakthrough performance at the Pau round of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup, winning the K1 event in a time of 97.94 seconds. [7] This was Gabriel's first final at the senior level and marked Belgium's first World Cup victory. [8] [9]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2022 27 August 2022 Pau 1stK1
2025 29 June 2025 Prague 1stKayak cross individual

Complete World Cup results

YearWC1WC2WC3WC4WC5PointsPosition
2019 Lee Valley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
 
Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg
 
Tacen Flag of Slovenia.svg
 
Markkleeberg Flag of Germany.svg
36
Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
47
1370th
2021 Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
59
Markkleeberg Flag of Germany.svg
54
La Seu Flag of Spain.svg
 
Pau Flag of France.svg
 
487th
2022 Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
28
Kraków Flag of Poland.svg
 
Tacen Flag of Slovenia.svg
 
Pau Flag of France.svg
1
La Seu Flag of Spain.svg
 
77

Complete Championship Results

YearLevelVenueEventResult
2017 Junior European Flag of Germany.svg Hohenlimburg K118th
Junior World Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava K165th
2018 Junior European Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava K1 team8th
K127th
Junior World Flag of Italy.svg Ivrea K1 team15th
K114th
European Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague K141st
2019 U23 European Flag of Slovakia.svg Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team9th
K136th
U23 World Flag of Poland.svg Kraków K132nd
Extreme18th
European Flag of France.svg Pau K1 team15th
K140th
World Flag of Spain.svg La Seu K1 team25th
K149th
2020 U23 European Flag of Poland.svg Kraków K13rd
European Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague K119th
2021 U23 European Flag of Slovenia.svg Solkan K1 team11th
K127th
European Flag of Italy.svg Ivrea K1 team16th
K130th
Olympic Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo K1 22nd
World Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava K1 29th
2022 U23 European Flag of the Czech Republic.svg České Budějovice K1 team6th
K110th
Extreme12th
U23 World Flag of Italy.svg Ivrea K1 team4th
K113th
Extreme25th
European Flag of Slovakia.svg Liptovský Mikuláš K131st
Extreme41st
World Flag of Germany.svg Augsburg K1 team17th
K1100th
Extreme23rd

References

  1. "Gabriel De Coster". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. "de COSTER Gabriel". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. "Gabriel DE COSTER (BEL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "European Canoe Association". www.canoe-europe.org.
  5. "Canoë-Kayak: De Coster in demi-finals de l'Euro!". May 6, 2021.
  6. "Gabriel DE COSTER". ICF - Planet Canoe. September 21, 2019.
  7. "Gabriel De Coster takes gold in his first World Cup final: "The icing on the cake"". trenddetail. August 28, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. "Exploit de Gabriel De Coster en Coupe du monde de kayak! [Achievement by Gabriel De Coster in the Kayaking World Cup!]". DHnet.be (in French). August 27, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. "De Coster announces himself on world stage". ICF - Planet Canoe. August 28, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.