Maialen Chourraut

Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983 in Lasarte-Oria) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000.

Maialen Chourraut
Maialen Chourraut at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMaialen Chourraut Yurramendi
NationalitySpanish
Born (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983
Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1
ClubClub Atlético San Sebastián
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroK1
2012 LondonK1
World Championships
2009 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2011 BratislavaK1
European Championships
2015 MarkkleebergK1
2014 ViennaK1 team
2017 TacenK1 team
U23 European Championships
2004 KrakówK1
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chourraut and the second or maternal family name is Yurramendi.

She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] in Rio de Janeiro. 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]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201027 Jun 2010La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
20113 Jul 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndK1
10 Jul 2011Markkleeberg3rdK1
201210 Jun 2012Cardiff1stK1
17 Jun 2012Pau1stK1
20143 Aug 2014La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
201528 Jun 2015Kraków1stK1
5 Jul 2015Liptovský Mikuláš2ndK1
9 Aug 2015La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
201612 Jun 2016La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
19 Jun 2016Pau3rdK1
201718 Jun 2017Prague1stK1
10 Sep 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20188 Sep 2018La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
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References
  1. "Maialen Chourraut". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maialen Chourraut". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Maialen CHOURRAUT YURRAMENDI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
Awards
Preceded by
Ruth Beitia		 Spanish Sportswoman of the Year
2016
(tied with Lidia Valentín)		 Succeeded by
Sandra Sánchez


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