Bastien Damiens Explained

Bastien Damiens (18 January 1995 – 6 September 2015) was a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2011 until his death in 2015. He was born in Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais.

Damiens won gold in the K1 team event at the 2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg.[1]

Damiens died at the age of 20 after falling from the fifth floor of a building.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bastien DAMIENS (FRA). CanoeSlalom.net. 3 February 2018.
  2. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-le-medaille-d-or-de-kayak-bastien-damiens-est-ia19b0n3029161 Lille le médaillé d’or de kayak, Bastien Damiens, est décédé