Ander Elosegi Explained

Ander Elosegi
Fullname:Ander Elosegi Alkain
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:14 November 1987
Birth Place:Irun, Spain
Height:1.86 m
Weight:80 kg
Country:Spain
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:C1
Club:SD Santiagotarrak

Ander Elosegi Alkain (born 14 November 1987) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.[1]

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

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2010 27 June 2010 3rd C1
2011 2 July 2011 bgcolor=silver2nd C1
2013 6 July 2013 bgcolor=silver2nd C1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ander Elosegi . CanoeICF.com . 21 September 2019 . 25 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Ander ELOSEGI (ESP). CanoeSlalom.net. 2 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games . 13 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080911163939/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/213940.shtml . 11 September 2008 . dead .
  4. Web site: Ander Elosegi. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/ander-elosegi-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 2 December 2017.