Maxime Beaumont

Maxime Beaumont
Beaumont in 2015
Personal information
Born 23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 36)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Club BCK, Boulogne-sur-Mer[2][3]
Coached by Francois During[2][4]
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 200 m
World Championships
2013 DuisburgK–2 500 m
2014 MoscowK-1 4x200 m
2014 MoscowK-2 200 m
2015 MilanK-1 200 m
European Championships
2012 ZagrebK-1 200 m
2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 200 m
2014 BrandenburgK-2 500 m

Maxime Beaumont (born 23 April 1982) is a French sprint canoeist. He competed in the individual 200 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished fourth and second, respectively. He won four medals in individual and two-man events at the world championships in 2013–2015.[4][3]

Beamont took up canoeing aged nine and was named Sportsperson of the Year in Boulogne sur Mer in 2014 and 2015. He studies at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance and plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016. . rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013. . london2012.com
  3. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Maxime Beaumont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  4. 1 2 3 Maxime Beaumont. nbcolympics.com
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