Gauthier Klauss

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Gauthier Klauss
Gauthier Klauss - Rio 2016.jpg
Klauss with the bronze medal won at 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 (age 35)
Épinal, France
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro C2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Tacen C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bratislava C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 London C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Pau C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 London C2
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kraków C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tacen C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Vienna C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Prague C2 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kraków C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Solkan C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Markkleeberg C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Kraków C2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Kraków C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Kraków C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Hohenlimburg C2 team

Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship.

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He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He and his partner Matthieu Péché also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they finished in 4th place in the C2 event. [1]

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (C2: 2017, C2 team: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) and a bronze (C2: 2015). He also won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the C2 team event at the European Championships. [2]

Klauss won the overall world cup title in the C2 category in 2013 and 2015.

His partner in the C2 boat is Matthieu Péché.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2011 3 Jul 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 1stC2
2012 26 Aug 2012 Prague 2ndC2
2013 30 Jun 2013 Augsburg 1stC2
7 Jul 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 1stC2
18 Aug 2013 Tacen 1stC2 [3]
25 Aug 2013 Bratislava 3rdC2
2014 17 Aug 2014 Augsburg 1stC2
2015 21 Jun 2015 Prague 1stC2
5 Jul 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 2ndC2
9 Aug 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 1stC2
16 Aug 2015 Pau 2ndC2
2017 17 Jun 2017 Prague 2ndC2
24 Jun 2017 Augsburg 3rdC2
2 Sep 2017 Ivrea 3rdC2
9 Sep 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2

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References

  1. "Gauthier Klauss". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Gauthier KLAUSS (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. Canoeing - World Cup - Slalom Tacen 2013