Nicolas Peschier

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Nicolas Peschier
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bratislava C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Prague C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kraków C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Nottingham C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Vienna C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Bratislava C1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Nottingham C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Kraków C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Bratislava C1 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2011 10 Jul 2011 Markkleeberg 2ndC2
2012 17 Jun 2012 Pau 1stC2
24 Jun 2012 La Seu d'Urgell 1stC2
26 Aug 2012 Prague 1stC2
2 Sep 2012 Bratislava 3rdC2
2013 7 Jul 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC2
2014 3 Aug 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC2
2015 9 Aug 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC2
2016 18 Jun 2016 Pau 2ndC1

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References

  1. "Nicolas Peschier". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Nicolas PESCHIER (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Nicolas Peschier (FRA)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.