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Full name | Ander Elosegi Alkain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Irun, Spain | 14 November 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SD Santiagotarrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ander Elosegi Alkain (born 14 November 1987) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. [1]
He won a three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C1: 2019, C1 team: 2019) and a bronze (C1 team: 2009), all in La Seu d'Urgell. He also won two bronze medals at the European Championships. [2]
Elosegi participated in four Olympic Games. He finished fourth in the C1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing [3] and again in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he finished 8th in the C1 event. [4] He has qualified to represent Spain again at the 2020 Summer Olympics and he finished 8th in the C1 event.
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2010 | 27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 |
2011 | 2 July 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2nd | C1 |
2013 | 6 July 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C1 |
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