Denis Gargaud Chanut

Denis Gargaud Chanut (born 22 July 1987 in Marseille) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level in C1 since 2004. Between 2009 and 2011 he also competed in the C2 category alongside Fabien Lefèvre. He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2][3]

Denis Gargaud Chanut
Gargaud Chanut in 2019
Personal information
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987
Marseille, France
EducationKEDGE Business School, Marseille[1]
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
ClubMarseille Mazargues Canoe Kayak
Coached byAlbert Tobelem (club)
Benoît Peschier (national)[1]

Gargaud Chanut also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 2011, C2 team: 2010, 2011), three silvers (C1 team: 2009, C2: 2010, 2011) and two bronzes (C1 team: 2013, 2017). He won eight medals at the European Championships (two golds, two silvers and four bronzes).[1][4]

Denis's aunt and uncle, Pierre and Cathy Chassigneux, were French champions in the mixed C2 category and run a canoe-kayak club on the Loire river in Orléans; Denis took up canoeing there aged 12. He later excelled internationally, but failed to qualify for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics due to a strong competition with Tony Estanguet, and considered retiring.[1]

Denis is the founder and head of the Duo Tonic and Mulebar company, which produces bars drinks and energy gels for athletes.[1]

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200928 Jun 2009Pau2ndC2
20103 Jul 2010Augsburg2ndC2
201113 Aug 2011Prague2ndC1
201416 Aug 2014Augsburg1stC1
20158 Aug 2015La Seu d'Urgell1stC1
15 Aug 2015Pau3rdC1
201611 Jun 2016La Seu d'Urgell2ndC1
20188 Sep 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdC1

References

  1. Denis Gargaud Chanut. nbcolympics.com
  2. Denis Gargaud Chanut Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. "Denis Gargaud Chanut". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Denis GARGAUD CHANUT (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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