Gauthier Klauss
Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship.
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| Born | 17 December 1987 Épinal, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 Jul 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 1st | C2 |
| 2012 | 26 Aug 2012 | Prague | 2nd | C2 |
| 2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 |
| 7 Jul 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | C2 | |
| 18 Aug 2013 | Tacen | 1st | C2[3] | |
| 25 Aug 2013 | Bratislava | 3rd | C2 | |
| 2014 | 17 Aug 2014 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 |
| 2015 | 21 Jun 2015 | Prague | 1st | C2 |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | C2 | |
| 9 Aug 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | C2 | |
| 16 Aug 2015 | Pau | 2nd | C2 | |
| 2017 | 17 Jun 2017 | Prague | 2nd | C2 |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 | |
| 2 Sep 2017 | Ivrea | 3rd | C2 | |
| 9 Sep 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C2 |
References
- "Gauthier Klauss". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Gauthier KLAUSS (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- Canoeing - World Cup - Slalom Tacen 2013
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's team final results. - accessed 11 September 2010.