Ian Gaudet (born August 18, 2003) is a Canadian male sprint kayaker. Gaudet won gold together with Simon McTavish in the K2 500 m event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
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| Born | August 18, 2003 Halifax, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Gaudet began kayaking at the age of 11.[1] In 2018 he competed at the Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poland at the age of 15 which put him on the pathway to a 2024 Summer Olympics hopeful.[2] At the 2021 ICF World Junior Championships he won bronze in the K1 500 m event, Canada's only medal at the event.[3] Gaudet competed for Nova Scotia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games where he won two golds in the K2 500 m and 1,000 m events, while adding three silver in the K1 m 200 and K4 200 m and 500 m events.[4] He also competed at the ICF U23 World Championships where he finished fifth in the K1 500 m and 11th in the K2 500 m.[1]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, Gaudet and Simon McTavish won gold together in the K2 500 m event in Santiago.[5][6][7]
Personal edit
He attends Saint Mary's University where he is working towards completing his Bachelor of Science degree in geology.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ian Gaudet profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Paul Palmeter (20 September 2018). "Paddler Gaudet serves notice with 3 medals at regatta in Poland". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Paul Palmeter (7 October 2021). "Dartmouth paddler moves forward despite ongoing concerns around COVID". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Willy Pavlov (18 August 2022). "CANADA GAMES: Another massive medal haul for Nova Scotia's paddlers". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Canadian paddlers earn trio of sprint gold medals in canoe/kayak at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Avery Fry (8 November 2023). "Oakville's Simon McTavish wins two medals at 2023 Pan Am Games". Oakville News.
- ^ "Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games". Yahoo Finance. The Canadian Press. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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