Gauthier Klauss

Gauthier Klauss

Klauss with the bronze medal won at 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 Épinal, France
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  France Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro C2 World Championships 2010 Tacen C2 team 2011 Bratislava C2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team 2015 London C2 team 2017 Pau C2 2015 London C2 European Championships 2013 Kraków C2 team 2017 Tacen C2 team 2014 Vienna C2 team 2018 Prague C2 team U23 European Championships 2007 Kraków C2 2008 Solkan C2 2010 Markkleeberg C2 2007 Kraków C2 team Junior European Championships 2004 Kraków C2 2005 Kraków C2 2003 Hohenlimburg C2 team

Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His carieer ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and Word championship.

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He and his partner Matthieu Péché also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they finished in 4th place in the C2 event.^[1]

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (C2: 2017, C2 team: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) and a bronze (C2: 2015). He also won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the C2 team event at the European Championships.^[2]

Klauss won the overall world cup title in the C2 category in 2013 and 2015.

His partner in the C2 boat is Matthieu Péché.

World Cup individual podiums

References

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's team final results. - accessed 11 September 2010.

External links

• Gauthier Klauss at the International Canoe Federation