Matthieu Péché Explained

Matthieu Patrick François Péché (born 7 October 1987, in Épinal) is a former French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2018, when the C2 category was removed from major events.

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished in 4th place in the C2 event.[1]

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (C2: 2017, C2 team: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) and a bronze (C2: 2015). He also won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the C2 team event at the European Championships.[2]

Péché won the overall world cup title in the C2 category in 2013 and 2015.

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Gauthier Klauss.

He currently manages Team Vitality's CS:GO team.

World Cup individual podiums

Total
C2 7 4 4 15
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2011 3 July 2011 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2012 26 August 2012 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2013 30 June 2013 bgcolor=gold1st C2
7 July 2013 bgcolor=gold1st C2
18 August 2013 bgcolor=gold1st C2[3]
25 August 2013 3rd C2
2014 17 August 2014 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2015 21 June 2015 bgcolor=gold1st C2
5 July 2015 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
9 August 2015 bgcolor=gold1st C2
16 August 2015 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2017 17 June 2017 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
24 June 2017 3rd C2
2 September 2017 3rd C2
9 September 2017 3rd C2

Notes and References

  1. Matthieu Peche . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194325/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/matthieu-peche-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Matthieu PECHE (FRA). CanoeSlalom.net. 29 September 2017.
  3. http://www.the-sports.org/canoeing-world-cup-slalom-tacen-2013-results-men-s20-c0-b0-g84-t6386-u283-v1.html Canoeing - World Cup - Slalom Tacen 2013