Ander Elosegi

Ander Elosegi Alkain (born 14 November 1987) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.[1]

Ander Elosegi
Personal information
Full nameAnder Elosegi Alkain
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-11-14) 14 November 1987
Irun, Spain
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C1
ClubSD Santiagotarrak

He won a three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C1: 2019, C1 team: 2019) and a bronze (C1 team: 2009), all in La Seu d'Urgell. He also won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.[2]

Elosegi finished fourth in the C1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[3] and again in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he finished 8th in the C1 event.[4]

He has qualified to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's C-1 event.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
201027 June 2010La Seu d'Urgell3rdC1
20112 July 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndC1
20136 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell2ndC1

References

  1. "Ander Elosegi". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Ander ELOSEGI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Ander Elosegi". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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