Ander Elosegi Alkain (born 14 November 1987) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.[1]
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| Full name | Ander Elosegi Alkain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1987 Irun, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SD Santiagotarrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C1: 2019, C1 team: 2019) and a bronze (C1 team: 2009), all in La Seu d'Urgell. He also won two bronze medals at the European Championships.[2]
Elosegi participated in four Olympic Games. He finished fourth in the C1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[3] and again in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he finished 8th in the C1 event.[4] He has qualified to represent Spain again at the 2020 Summer Olympics and he finished 8th in the C1 event.
World Cup individual podiums edit
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2010 | 27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 |
| 2011 | 2 July 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2nd | C1 |
| 2013 | 6 July 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C1 |
References edit
- ^ "Ander Elosegi". CanoeICF.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Ander ELOSEGI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ "Ander Elosegi". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links edit
- Ander Elosegi at the International Canoe Federation
- Ander Elosegi at Olympics.com
- Ander Elosegi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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