Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi, born March 8, 1983, is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed in the K1 kayak and kayak cross events since 2000. Across five Olympic Games she won gold in the K1 at Rio 2016, silver in the K1 at Tokyo 2020, and bronze in the K1 at London 2012, also competing at Beijing 2008 and Paris 2024. At World Championships she won silver medals in 2009 and 2023 and a bronze in 2011, and she also won gold at the 2015 European Championships with three further European silvers.
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born 8 March 1983
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8 March 1983
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is a Spanish slalom canoeist
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She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000, specializing in K1 and in later years also in kayak cross.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
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.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Previously she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she finished 12th in both the K1 event and kayak cross.
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