Maialen Chourraut

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Maialen Chourraut
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Chourraut at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMaialen Chourraut Yurramendi
Born (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 42)
Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
Sport Canoe slalom
EventK1, Kayak cross
Club Club Atlético San Sebastián
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London K1
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 London K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Bratislava K1
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Markkleeberg K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Vienna K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tacen K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Vaires-sur-Marne K1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Kraków K1

Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level representing Spain since 2000.

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Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics [1] in Rio de Janeiro. She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Previously she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She also competed in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the heats and finished in 16th place. [2]

Chourraut won two individual medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2011. She also won a silver in the K1 team event in 2023. Chourraut won four medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 3 silvers). [3]

The Spanish Olympic Committee, chose Chourraut and the Olympic canoer Marcus Cooper as the Spanish flag bearers at the París 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine. Chourraut turned it down as she was competing the next day in the K1 Slalom. The sailor Tamara Echegoyen was competing at her fourth Olympics and she was chosen to replace her as she had the next most outstanding record. [4]

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
K185316
Kayak cross0011
Total85417
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2010 27 June 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
2011 3 July 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2ndK1
10 July 2011 Markkleeberg 3rdK1
2012 10 June 2012 Cardiff 1stK1
17 June 2012 Pau 1stK1
2014 3 August 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
2015 28 June 2015 Kraków 1stK1
5 July 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 2ndK1
9 August 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndK1
2016 12 June 2016 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
19 June 2016 Pau 3rdK1
2017 18 June 2017 Prague 1stK1
10 September 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdK1
2018 8 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndK1
2024 14 June 2024 Kraków 2ndK1
20 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
2025 15 June 2025 Pau 3rdKayak cross

Notes

    References

    1. "Maialen Chourraut". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maialen Chourraut". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
    3. "Maialen CHOURRAUT YURRAMENDI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
    4. "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
    Awards
    Preceded by Spanish Sportswoman of the Year
    2016
    (tied with Lydia Valentín)
    Succeeded by