Bastien Damiens

Bastien Damiens (18 January 1995 – 6 September 2015) was a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2011 until his death in 2015. He was born in Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais.

Bastien Damiens

Bastien Damiens in 2011
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 AugsburgK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 SolkanK1 team
Gold medal – first place2015 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2013 Liptovský MikulášK1
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 SolkanK1
Silver medal – second place2013 Bourg-Saint-MauriceK1

Damiens won gold in the K1 team event at the 2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg.[1]

Damiens died at the age of 20 after falling from the fifth floor of a building.[2]

References
  1. "Bastien DAMIENS (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. Lille le médaillé d’or de kayak, Bastien Damiens, est décédé Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)


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