Maialen Chourraut
.jpg) Chourraut at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi |
| Born | 8 March 1983 Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Canoe slalom |
Event | K1, Kayak cross |
| Club | Club Atlético San Sebastián |
Medal record | |
Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000, specializing in K1 and in later years also in kayak cross.
Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals from a total of five Olympic participations. 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] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she finished 12th in both the K1 event and kayak cross.[3]
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).[4]
The Spanish Olympic Committee, chose Chourraut and the Olympic canoeist Marcus Cooper as the Spanish flag bearers at the 2024 Paris 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.[5]
World Cup individual podiums
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| K1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Kayak cross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2011 | 3 July 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2nd | K1 |
| 10 July 2011 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2012 | 10 June 2012 | Cardiff | 1st | K1 |
| 17 June 2012 | Pau | 1st | K1 | |
| 2014 | 3 August 2014 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2015 | 28 June 2015 | Kraków | 1st | K1 |
| 5 July 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | K1 | |
| 9 August 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2016 | 12 June 2016 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 19 June 2016 | Pau | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2017 | 18 June 2017 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 10 September 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2018 | 8 September 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2024 | 14 June 2024 | Kraków | 2nd | K1 |
| 20 September 2024 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2025 | 15 June 2025 | Pau | 3rd | Kayak cross |
| 2026 | 29 May 2026 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
Notes
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "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) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Maialen CHOURRAUT". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ↑ "Maialen CHOURRAUT YURRAMENDI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Marcus Cooper y Támara Echegoyen serán los abanderados de España en París" (in Spanish). El País.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- 13 September 2009 final results of the women's K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
External links
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- Maialen Chourraut at the International Canoe Federation
- Maialen Chourraut at Olympics.com
- Maialen Chourraut at Olympedia
- Maialen Chourraut at InterSportStats
- Maialen Chourraut at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
- Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (new page)
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