About Maialen Chourraut
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. Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals from a total of five Olympic participations. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 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. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she finished 12th in both the K1 event and kayak cross. Chourraut won two individual medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2011. She also won a silver in the K1 team event in 2023. Chourraut won four medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 3 silvers). The Spanish Olympic Committee, chose Chourraut and the Olympic canoeist Marcus Cooper as the Spanish flag bearers at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine. Chourraut turned it down as she was competing the next day in the K1 slalom. The sailor Tamara Echegoyen was competing at her fourth Olympics and she was chosen to replace her as she had the next most outstanding record.
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