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
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroC2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 TacenC2 team
Gold medal – first place2011 BratislavaC2 team
Gold medal – first place2014 Deep Creek LakeC2 team
Gold medal – first place2015 LondonC2 team
Gold medal – first place2017 PauC2
Bronze medal – third place2015 LondonC2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 KrakówC2 team
Gold medal – first place2017 TacenC2 team
Silver medal – second place2014 ViennaC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2018 PragueC2 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 KrakówC2
Gold medal – first place2008 SolkanC2
Silver medal – second place2010 MarkkleebergC2
Bronze medal – third place2007 KrakówC2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 KrakówC2
Gold medal – first place2005 KrakówC2
Silver medal – second place2003 HohenlimburgC2 team

Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2018, when the C2 category was removed from major events.

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 throughout the whole of his career was Matthieu Péché.

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
20113 July 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée1stC2
201226 August 2012Prague2ndC2
201330 June 2013Augsburg1stC2
7 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
18 August 2013Tacen1stC2[3]
25 August 2013Bratislava3rdC2
201417 August 2014Augsburg1stC2
201521 June 2015Prague1stC2
5 July 2015Liptovský Mikuláš2ndC2
9 August 2015La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
16 August 2015Pau2ndC2
201717 June 2017Prague2ndC2
24 June 2017Augsburg3rdC2
2 September 2017Ivrea3rdC2
9 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2

References

  1. ↑ "Gauthier Klauss". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gauthier KLAUSS (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Canoeing - World Cup - Slalom Tacen 2013


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