Maialen Chourraut

Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000.

Maialen Chourraut
Maialen Chourraut at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMaialen Chourraut Yurramendi
Born (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983
Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 7 (K1)
Event(s)K1
ClubClub Atlético San Sebastián
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK1
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoK1
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonK1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 La Seu d'UrgellK1
Silver medal – second place2023 LondonK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2011 BratislavaK1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MarkkleebergK1
Silver medal – second place2014 ViennaK1 team
Silver medal – second place2017 TacenK1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 KrakówK1
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chourraut and the second or maternal family name is Yurramendi.

Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. 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]

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 three medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 2 silvers).[3]

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
K174314
Season Date Venue Position Event
201027 Jun 2010La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
20113 Jul 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndK1
10 Jul 2011Markkleeberg3rdK1
201210 Jun 2012Cardiff1stK1
17 Jun 2012Pau1stK1
20143 Aug 2014La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
201528 Jun 2015Kraków1stK1
5 Jul 2015Liptovský Mikuláš2ndK1
9 Aug 2015La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
201612 Jun 2016La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
19 Jun 2016Pau3rdK1
201718 Jun 2017Prague1stK1
10 Sep 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20188 Sep 2018La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1

References
  1. "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)
  2. 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.
  3. "Maialen CHOURRAUT YURRAMENDI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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