Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2007 Foz do Iguaçu | C1 team |
![]() | 2011 Bratislava | C2 team |
![]() | 2014 Deep Creek Lake | C2 team |
![]() | 2009 La Seu d'Urgell | C1 team |
![]() | 2013 Prague | C1 team |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 2011 La Seu d'Urgell | C1 team |
![]() | 2013 Kraków | C2 |
![]() | 2013 Kraków | C2 team |
![]() | 2009 Nottingham | C1 team |
![]() | 2011 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 |
![]() | 2014 Vienna | C2 team |
![]() | 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš | C1 team |
![]() | 2010 Bratislava | C1 team |
U23 European Championships | ||
![]() | 2006 Nottingham | C1 |
![]() | 2007 Kraków | C1 team |
Junior World Championships | ||
![]() | 2000 Bratislava | C1 team |
Junior European Championships | ||
![]() | 2001 Bratislava | C1 team |
Nicolas Peschier (born 16 May 1984, in Guilherand-Granges) [1] is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016. In the early part of his career he was specializing on the C1 class. He also competed in the C2 class from 2011 to 2015 together with Pierre Labarelle.
He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1 team: 2007; C2 team: 2011, 2014), a silver (C1 team: 2009) and a bronze (C1 team: 2013). He also won eight medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes). [2]
Peschier won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 2012.
Peschier competed in the C1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but was eliminated in the qualifying rounds, finishing in 14th place.
His older brother Benoît is Olympic champion from the K1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Their father Claude is world champion in the K1 event from 1969. [3]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2011 | 10 Jul 2011 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | C2 |
2012 | 17 Jun 2012 | Pau | 1st | C2 |
24 Jun 2012 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | C2 | |
26 Aug 2012 | Prague | 1st | C2 | |
2 Sep 2012 | Bratislava | 3rd | C2 | |
2013 | 7 Jul 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C2 |
2014 | 3 Aug 2014 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C2 |
2015 | 9 Aug 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C2 |
2016 | 18 Jun 2016 | Pau | 2nd | C1 |
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