Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983 in Lasarte-Oria) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000.
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Full name | Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 39) Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | No. 7 (K1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Atlético San Sebastián | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] in Rio de Janeiro. She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Previously she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She also competed in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the heats and finished in 16th place.[2]
Chourraut won a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell. Two years later, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava. She also won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 2 silvers).[3]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2010 | 27 Jun 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
2011 | 3 Jul 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2nd | K1 |
10 Jul 2011 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | K1 | |
2012 | 10 Jun 2012 | Cardiff | 1st | K1 |
17 Jun 2012 | Pau | 1st | K1 | |
2014 | 3 Aug 2014 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
2015 | 28 Jun 2015 | Kraków | 1st | K1 |
5 Jul 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | K1 | |
9 Aug 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
2016 | 12 Jun 2016 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
19 Jun 2016 | Pau | 3rd | K1 | |
2017 | 18 Jun 2017 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
10 Sep 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
2018 | 8 Sep 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
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Preceded by | Spanish Sportswoman of the Year 2016 (tied with Lydia Valentín) |
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