Nicolas Gestin pronounced [nikɔla ʒɛstɛ̃] (born 30 March 2000) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[4] He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany.[2] He became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.[5]
.jpg) Nicolas Gestin in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Tréméven, France[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canoë Kayak Club Quimperlé[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Arnaud Brogniart[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior
editGestin began paddling with his local club, Canoë Kayak Club Quimperlé.[2] He made his first junior team in 2016, finishing 5th individually at the Junior Worlds in Kraków, also earning a bronze in the C1 team event.[6] Nicolas received €1,000 from the Quimperlé community to help finance international travel.[7] He dislocated his shoulder in August 2016, resulting in him missing the 2016 Junior Europeans and selection for the 2017 team.[8] Gestin's breakthrough season was his last as a junior, where he earned four medals and made two World Cup finals. At the 2018 Junior Europeans he won a silver medal in both C1 and C1 team, followed by a gold in C1 team and a bronze individually at the 2018 Junior Worlds in Ivrea.[9]
U23
editGestin has won three medals at the U23 World Championships with two golds in C1 (2019, 2021) and a bronze in the C1 team event (2021).[10] By winning the 2021 championship, Gestin became only the second athlete to win the title twice (after Roberto Colazingari[11]) and the first to win it at consecutive events.[12] Nicolas also won a gold medal in C1 at the 2019 U23 Europeans, an event which he did not compete in the following two years (in 2021 in order to prepare for the World Championships).[13]
Senior
editNicolas' first races at the senior level were the last two World Cups of the 2018 season where he made both finals finishing 8th and 10th in Tacen and La Seu, respectively. He won a silver medal at the 2020 World Cup in Tacen. Gestin was coached by 1993 and 1995 vice world champion Anne Boixel until 2021 and now by French national team coach Arnaud Brogniart.[3][14] He participated in the French selection trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th.[15] Gestin finished 5th at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.[9]
He won three medals at the World Championships with two golds (C1 team: 2021,[16][17] 2023) and one silver (C1: 2023).
He finished 4th in the C1 event in at the 2021 World Championships.[18]
Gestin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2022.
Gestin won the gold medal for the men's C1 at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[19]
Results
editWorld Cup individual podiums
edit| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 October 2020[20] | Tacen | 2nd | C1 |
| 2022 | 12 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | C1 |
| 19 June 2022 | Kraków | 1st | C1 | |
| 4 September 2022 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | C1 | |
| 2024 | 1 June 2024 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
| 8 June 2024 | Prague | 3rd | C1 |
Complete World Cup results
edit| Year | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Liptovský Mikuláš  |
Kraków  |
Augsburg  |
Tacen  8 |
La Seu  10 |
106 | 21st |
| 2019 | Lee Valley  |
Bratislava |
Tacen 8 |
Markkleeberg 15 |
Prague  |
66 | 30th |
| 2020 | Tacen 2 |
Pau  |
N/A[a] | ||||
| 2021 | Prague 19 |
Markkleeberg 39 |
La Seu 9 |
Pau 8 |
138 | 12th | |
| 2022 | Prague 2 |
Kraków 1 |
Tacen 15 |
Pau 4 |
La Seu 1 |
309 | 1st |
| 2023 | Augsburg 4 |
Prague 26 |
Tacen |
La Seu 7 |
Pau 6 |
183 | 8th |
| 2024 | Augsburg 3 |
Prague 3 |
Kraków |
Ivrea |
La Seu |
100 | 7th[b] |
Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
b Series still in progress
Complete Championship results
edit| Year | Level | Venue | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Junior World | Kraków |
C1 team | 3rd |
| C1 | 5th | |||
| 2018 | Junior European | Bratislava |
C1 team | 2nd |
| C1 | 2nd | |||
| Junior World | Ivrea |
C1 team | 1st | |
| C1 | 3rd | |||
| 2019 | U23 European | Liptovský Mikuláš |
C1 team | 9th |
| C1 | 1st | |||
| U23 World | Kraków |
C1 team | 4th | |
| C1 | 1st | |||
| 2021 | U23 World | Tacen |
C1 team | 3rd |
| C1 | 1st | |||
| European | Ivrea |
C1 team | 10th | |
| C1 | 5th | |||
| World | Bratislava |
C1 team | 1st | |
| C1 | 4th |
Awards and honours
edit- Orders
References
edit- ^ "Nicolas Gestin". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Pays de Quimperlé. Canoë-kayak : le champion du monde Nicolas Gestin remercie la commune de Tréméven [Country of Quimperlé. Canoeing: the world champion Nicolas Gestin thanks the municipality of Tréméven]". Ouest France (in French). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Canoë-Kayak. Nicolas Gestin : " Aller aux Jeux et les remporter en 2024 " [Canoe Kayak. Nicolas Gestin: "Go to the Games and win them in 2024"]". Le Telegramme (in French). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". canoeicf.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Nicolas Gestin survole la finale du canoë slalom et décroche une quatrième médaille d'or à la France aux JO 2024". L’Equipe. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "À 16 ans, Nicolas pagaie en équipe de France [At 16, Nicolas paddles in the French team]". Ouest France (in French). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "1 000 € pour les espoirs sportifs [€1,000 for sporting hopefuls]". Ouest France (in French). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Une année entre parenthèses pour Nicolas Gestin [A year in parentheses for Nicolas Gestin]". Ouest France (in French). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Nicolas GESTIN (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Canoë-kayak – Nicolas Gestin". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Roberto COLAZINGARI". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Canoë-kayak. Le finistérien Nicolas Gestin champion du monde U23 [Canoe Kayak. Finistère Nicolas Gestin U23 world champion]". redon.maville.com (in French). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ de Fraguier, Timothée (15 July 2021). "Canoë-Kayak : Nicolas Gestin continue de monter en puissance [Canoe-Kayak: Nicolas Gestin continues to gain strength]". TI Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Antoine, Yannick (11 May 2021). "Vosges : Arnaud, le cadet des frères Brogniart, est assuré d'aller aux Jeux de Tokyo [Vosges: Arnaud, the youngest of the Brogniart brothers, is guaranteed to go to the Tokyo Games]". Vosges matin (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Canoë : Nicolas Gestin 6e des sélections olympiques [Canoeing: Nicolas Gestin 6th in the Olympic selection]". Le Telegramme (in French). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Canoe Team – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "France ends Slovakia canoe dominance". ICF Media. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's Canoe – Final Results List (Bratislava 2021)" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's Canoe Single Final Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "C1M official result list – World Cup Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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