Mathis Soudi Explained

Mathis Soudi
Native Name Lang:ar
Nationality:French,[1] Moroccan
Birth Date:26 November 1999[2]
Birth Place:Angers, France[3] [4]
Hometown:Rennes, France[5]
Country:Morocco
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1
Club:Kayak Club de Rennes
Coach:Titouan Dupras[6]

Mathis Soudi (Arabic: ماتيس سودي; born 26 November 1999) is a slalom canoeist. Born in France, he has competed for Morocco at international level since 2016.[7] He is from Rennes, France and competes in the K1 discipline for Morocco.[5]

Soudi won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2023 World Championships in London, becoming the first African paddler to win a medal at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.

Soudi won a gold medal at the 2019 Arab Championships in Egypt.[8] He finished in 22nd place at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Kraków and 16th the following year in Bratislava. He finished in 11th place at the 2020 World Cup in Pau.[9]

Mathis represented Morocco in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[2] after he secured a quota place by finishing as the first eligible athlete at the African Olympic canoe slalom qualifiers in La Seu d'Urgell.[10] [11] With fellow Moroccan Célia Jodar competing in the women's K1 event, this marked the first time an African nation has sent both a male and female to compete in canoe slalom at the Games.[12] [13] Soudi set the 7th fastest time in the first run of the heats, qualifying in 15th place for the semifinal.[14] He finished in 18th place overall.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slalom – les résultats de la manche 1 de Vaires-sur-Marne. April 2024 .
  2. Web site: SOUDI Mathis. olympics.com. en. 20 July 2021.
  3. Web site: SOUDI Mathis.
  4. Web site: Mathis SOUDI. aod.cnomweb.com. fr. 20 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Sports. Les qualifiés bretons pour les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo 2021 [Sports. Breton qualifiers for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games] ]. francetvinfo.fr. 25 June 2021 . fr. 20 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Équipe de France, Jeux Olympiques : c'est parti pour les qualifs avec le bronze pour Carole Bouzidi [France team, Olympic Games: let's go for the qualifiers with bronze for Carole Bouzidi]]. aod.cnomweb.com. fr. 20 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Mathis SOUDI (MAR). ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019 . en. 20 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Mathis Soudi, le Kayakiste marocain qui vise le top 5 aux JO [Mathis Soudi, the Moroccan kayaker who aims for the top 5 at the Olympics]]. api.snrtnews.com. fr. 20 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Canoeing - Mathis Soudi (Morocco) . the-sports.org . 20 July 2021.
  10. News: Berkeley . Geoff . March 21, 2021. Morocco and Senegal earn Tokyo 2020 quota spots at African canoeing qualifiers . insidethegames.biz. 20 July 2021.
  11. https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/canoe_slalom_quota_allocation_-_tokyo_2020_-_media_format.pdf Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
  12. News: Hill . Courtney . June 19, 2021. Tokyo-bound Mathis Soudi and Celia Jodar set to make Olympic history for Africa. olympics.com. 20 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Morocco set to make history in Tokyo . canoeicf.com . 22 March 2021 . 20 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Results (Tokyo Heats). 13 August 2021. Olympics. ja. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728233057/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CSL/OG2020-_CSL_C73B_CSLMK1----------------HEAT--------.pdf. dead.
  15. Web site: Results (Tokyo Semifinal). 13 August 2021. Olympics. ja. 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731012952/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CSL/OG2020-_CSL_C73A_CSLMK1----------------SFNL000100--.pdf. dead.