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Nicolas Gestin
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Nicolas Gestin in 2024
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)[1]
Home townTréméven, France[2]
Sport
CountryFrance
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
ClubCanoë Kayak Club Quimperlé[2]
Coached byArnaud Brogniart[3]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Slalom C-1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bratislava C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2023 London C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2023 London C1
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kraków C1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tacen C1
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tacen C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ivrea C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kraków C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ivrea C1
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bratislava C1 team

Nicolas Gestin pronounced [nikɔla ʒɛstɛ̃] ⓘ (born 30 March 2000) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[4] He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany.[2] He became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.[5]

Career

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Junior

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Gestin began paddling with his local club, Canoë Kayak Club Quimperlé.[2] He made his first junior team in 2016, finishing 5th individually at the Junior Worlds in Kraków, also earning a bronze in the C1 team event.[6] Nicolas received €1,000 from the Quimperlé community to help finance international travel.[7] He dislocated his shoulder in August 2016, resulting in him missing the 2016 Junior Europeans and selection for the 2017 team.[8] Gestin's breakthrough season was his last as a junior, where he earned four medals and made two World Cup finals. At the 2018 Junior Europeans he won a silver medal in both C1 and C1 team, followed by a gold in C1 team and a bronze individually at the 2018 Junior Worlds in Ivrea.[9]

U23

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Gestin has won three medals at the U23 World Championships with two golds in C1 (2019, 2021) and a bronze in the C1 team event (2021).[10] By winning the 2021 championship, Gestin became only the second athlete to win the title twice (after Roberto Colazingari[11]) and the first to win it at consecutive events.[12] Nicolas also won a gold medal in C1 at the 2019 U23 Europeans, an event which he did not compete in the following two years (in 2021 in order to prepare for the World Championships).[13]

Senior

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Nicolas' first races at the senior level were the last two World Cups of the 2018 season where he made both finals finishing 8th and 10th in Tacen and La Seu, respectively. He won a silver medal at the 2020 World Cup in Tacen. Gestin was coached by 1993 and 1995 vice world champion Anne Boixel until 2021 and now by French national team coach Arnaud Brogniart.[3][14] He participated in the French selection trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th.[15] Gestin finished 5th at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.[9]

He won three medals at the World Championships with two golds (C1 team: 2021,[16][17] 2023) and one silver (C1: 2023).

He finished 4th in the C1 event in at the 2021 World Championships.[18]

Gestin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2022.

Gestin won the gold medal for the men's C1 at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[19]

Results

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World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2020 18 October 2020[20] Tacen 2nd C1
2022 12 June 2022 Prague 2nd C1
19 June 2022 Kraków 1st C1
4 September 2022 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2024 1 June 2024 Augsburg 3rd C1
8 June 2024 Prague 3rd C1

Complete World Cup results

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Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
  		Kraków Poland
  		Augsburg Germany
  		Tacen Slovenia
8 		La Seu Spain
10 		106 21st
2019 Lee Valley United Kingdom
  		Bratislava Slovakia
  		Tacen Slovenia
8 		MarkkleebergGermany
15 		Prague Czech Republic
  		66 30th
2020 Tacen Slovenia
2 		Pau France
  		N/A[a]
2021 Prague Czech Republic
19 		MarkkleebergGermany
39 		La Seu Spain
9 		Pau France
8 		138 12th
2022 Prague Czech Republic
2 		Kraków Poland
1 		Tacen Slovenia
15 		Pau France
4 		La Seu Spain
1 		309 1st
2023 Augsburg Germany
4 		Prague Czech Republic
26 		Tacen Slovenia
  		La Seu Spain
7 		Pau France
6 		183 8th
2024 Augsburg Germany
3 		Prague Czech Republic
3 		Kraków Poland
  		IvreaItaly
  		La Seu Spain
  		100 7th[b]

Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
b Series still in progress

Complete Championship results

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Year Level Venue Event Result
2016 Junior World Poland Kraków C1 team 3rd
C1 5th
2018 Junior European Slovakia Bratislava C1 team 2nd
C1 2nd
Junior World Italy Ivrea C1 team 1st
C1 3rd
2019 U23 European Slovakia Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team 9th
C1 1st
U23 World Poland Kraków C1 team 4th
C1 1st
2021 U23 World Slovenia Tacen C1 team 3rd
C1 1st
European Italy Ivrea C1 team 10th
C1 5th
World Slovakia Bratislava C1 team 1st
C1 4th

Awards and honours

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Orders

References

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  1. ^ "Nicolas Gestin". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pays de Quimperlé. Canoë-kayak : le champion du monde Nicolas Gestin remercie la commune de Tréméven [Country of Quimperlé. Canoeing: the world champion Nicolas Gestin thanks the municipality of Tréméven]". Ouest France (in French). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Canoë-Kayak. Nicolas Gestin : " Aller aux Jeux et les remporter en 2024 " [Canoe Kayak. Nicolas Gestin: "Go to the Games and win them in 2024"]". Le Telegramme (in French). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". canoeicf.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Nicolas Gestin survole la finale du canoë slalom et décroche une quatrième médaille d'or à la France aux JO 2024". L’Equipe. Retrieved 29 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ "À 16 ans, Nicolas pagaie en équipe de France [At 16, Nicolas paddles in the French team]". Ouest France (in French). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "1 000 € pour les espoirs sportifs [€1,000 for sporting hopefuls]". Ouest France (in French). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Une année entre parenthèses pour Nicolas Gestin [A year in parentheses for Nicolas Gestin]". Ouest France (in French). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Canoë-kayak – Nicolas Gestin". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Roberto COLAZINGARI". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Canoë-kayak. Le finistérien Nicolas Gestin champion du monde U23 [Canoe Kayak. Finistère Nicolas Gestin U23 world champion]". redon.maville.com (in French). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. ^ de Fraguier, Timothée (15 July 2021). "Canoë-Kayak : Nicolas Gestin continue de monter en puissance [Canoe-Kayak: Nicolas Gestin continues to gain strength]". TI Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ Antoine, Yannick (11 May 2021). "Vosges : Arnaud, le cadet des frères Brogniart, est assuré d'aller aux Jeux de Tokyo [Vosges: Arnaud, the youngest of the Brogniart brothers, is guaranteed to go to the Tokyo Games]". Vosges matin (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Canoë : Nicolas Gestin 6e des sélections olympiques [Canoeing: Nicolas Gestin 6th in the Olympic selection]". Le Telegramme (in French). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Men's Canoe Team – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  17. ^ "France ends Slovakia canoe dominance". ICF Media. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Men's Canoe – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021)" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Men's Canoe Single Final Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  20. ^ "C1M official result list – World Cup Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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