Nicolas Gestin

Nicolas Gestin (born 30 March 2000) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[4] He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany.[2]

Nicolas Gestin
Nicolas Gestin in 2022
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000[1]
Home townTréméven, Finistère[2]
Sport
CountryFrance
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C1
ClubCanoë Kayak Club Quimperlé[2]
Coached byArnaud Brogniart[3]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 BratislavaC1 team
Gold medal – first place2023 LondonC1 team
Silver medal – second place2023 LondonC1
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 KrakówC1
Gold medal – first place2021 TacenC1
Bronze medal – third place2021 TacenC1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Liptovský MikulášC1
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 IvreaC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2016 KrakówC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2018 IvreaC1
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 BratislavaC1
Silver medal – second place2018 BratislavaC1 team

Career

Junior

Gestin began paddling with his local club, Canoë Kayak Club Quimperlé.[2] He made his first junior team in 2016, finishing 5th individually at the Junior Worlds in Kraków, also earning a bronze in the C1 team event.[5] Nicolas received €1,000 from the Quimperlé community to help finance international travel.[6] He dislocated his shoulder in August 2016, resulting in him missing the 2016 Junior Europeans and selection for the 2017 team.[7] Gestin's breakthrough season was his last as a junior, where he earned four medals and made two World Cup finals. At the 2018 Junior Europeans he won a silver medal in both C1 and C1 team, followed by a gold in C1 team and a bronze individually at the 2018 Junior Worlds in Ivrea.[8]

U23

Gestin has won three medals at the U23 World Championships with two golds in C1 (2019, 2021) and a bronze in the C1 team event (2021).[9] By winning the 2021 championship, Gestin became only the second athlete to win the title twice (after Roberto Colazingari[10]) and the first to win it at consecutive events.[11] Nicolas also won a gold medal in C1 at the 2019 U23 Europeans, an event which he did not compete in the following two years (in 2021 in order to prepare for the World Championships).[12]

Senior

Nicolas' first races at the senior level were the last two World Cups of the 2018 season where he made both finals finishing 8th and 10th in Tacen and La Seu, respectively. He won a silver medal at the 2020 World Cup in Tacen. Gestin was coached by 1993 and 1995 vice world champion Anne Boixel until 2021 and now by French national team coach Arnaud Brogniart.[3][13] He participated in the French selection trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th.[14] Gestin finished 5th at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.[8]

He won three medals at the World Championships with two golds (C1 team: 2021,[15][16] 2023) and one silver (C1: 2023).

He finished 4th in the C1 event in at the 2021 World Championships.[17]

Gestin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2022.

Results

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
202018 October 2020[18]Tacen2ndC1
202212 June 2022Prague2ndC1
19 June 2022Kraków1stC1
4 September 2022La Seu d'Urgell1stC1

Complete World Cup results
Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
 		 Kraków Poland
 		 Augsburg Germany
 		 Tacen Slovenia
8		 La Seu Spain
10		 106 21st
2019 Lee Valley United Kingdom
 		 Bratislava Slovakia
 		 Tacen Slovenia
8		 MarkkleebergGermany
15		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 66 30th
2020 Tacen Slovenia
2		 Pau France
 		 N/A[a]
2021 Prague Czech Republic
19		 MarkkleebergGermany
39		 La Seu Spain
9		 Pau France
8		 138 12th

Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Complete Championship results
Year Level Venue Event Result
2016 Junior WorldPoland KrakówC1 team3rd
C15th
2018 Junior EuropeanSlovakia BratislavaC1 team2nd
C12nd
Junior WorldItaly IvreaC1 team1st
C13rd
2019 U23 EuropeanSlovakia Liptovský MikulášC1 team9th
C11st
U23 WorldPoland KrakówC1 team4th
C11st
2021 U23 WorldSlovenia TacenC1 team3rd
C11st
EuropeanItaly IvreaC1 team10th
C15th
WorldSlovakia BratislavaC1 team1st
C14th

References
  1. "Nicolas Gestin". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Pays de Quimperlé. Canoë-kayak : le champion du monde Nicolas Gestin remercie la commune de Tréméven [Country of Quimperlé. Canoeing: the world champion Nicolas Gestin thanks the municipality of Tréméven]". Ouest France (in French). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Canoë-Kayak. Nicolas Gestin : " Aller aux Jeux et les remporter en 2024 " [Canoe Kayak. Nicolas Gestin: "Go to the Games and win them in 2024"]". Le Telegramme (in French). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "À 16 ans, Nicolas pagaie en équipe de France [At 16, Nicolas paddles in the French team]". Ouest France (in French). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "1 000 € pour les espoirs sportifs [€1,000 for sporting hopefuls]". Ouest France (in French). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. "Une année entre parenthèses pour Nicolas Gestin [A year in parentheses for Nicolas Gestin]". Ouest France (in French). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. "Canoë-kayak – Nicolas Gestin". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. "Roberto COLAZINGARI". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. "Canoë-kayak. Le finistérien Nicolas Gestin champion du monde U23 [Canoe Kayak. Finistère Nicolas Gestin U23 world champion]". redon.maville.com (in French). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. de Fraguier, Timothée (15 July 2021). "Canoë-Kayak : Nicolas Gestin continue de monter en puissance [Canoe-Kayak: Nicolas Gestin continues to gain strength]". TI Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. Antoine, Yannick (11 May 2021). "Vosges : Arnaud, le cadet des frères Brogniart, est assuré d'aller aux Jeux de Tokyo [Vosges: Arnaud, the youngest of the Brogniart brothers, is guaranteed to go to the Tokyo Games]". Vosges matin (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. "Canoë : Nicolas Gestin 6e des sélections olympiques [Canoeing: Nicolas Gestin 6th in the Olympic selection]". Le Telegramme (in French). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. "Men's Canoe Team – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. "France ends Slovakia canoe dominance". ICF Media. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  17. "Men's Canoe – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021)" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. "C1M official result list – World Cup Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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