Maialen Chourraut couldn’t pull off a repeat, but she’s still shining bright…
The 38-year-old Spanish slalom canoeist, who won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Rio Games, had to settle for silver after the women’s slalom K-1 canoeing event at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
It was Chourraut’s fourth Olympic appearance, having also won bronze at the 2012 London Games.
With this silver, Chourraut, Spain’s oldest competitor at theTokyo Games this year, has completed her gold-silver-bronze set of Olympic medals.
Maialen Chourraut has moved up the medal stand… Four years after earning a bronze at the 2012 London Games, the 33-year-old Spanish slalom canoeist took home gold in the Women’s Kayak (K1) Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Games with a time of 98.65. Rounding out the podium,…
Maialen Chourraut has given Spain its second Olympic medal in two days... The 29-year-old Spanish slalom canoer earned the bronze medal in the women's kayak slalom Thursday at the 2012 Olympic Games. "This is the medal that I needed, said Chourraut at the end of competition. “This is for Spain." Chourraut,…
Saúl Craviotto is celebrating a fifth Olympics medal… The 36-year-old Spanish sprint kayaker and his teammates – Marcus Walz, Carlos Arevalo and Rodrigo Germade – claimed the silver medal in the men’s K-4 500-meter canoeing event at the 2020 Tokyo Games. With his latest medal, Craviotto is now tied with…
