Ander Elosegi

Ander Elosegi
Personal information
Full nameAnder Elosegi Alkain
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 37)
Irun, Spain
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
ClubSD Santiagotarrak
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1
Silver medal – second place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
U23 European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elosegi and the second or maternal family name is Alkain.

Ander Elosegi Alkain (born 14 November 1987) is a Spanish-Basque 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

Season Date Venue Position Event
2010 27 June 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1
2011 2 July 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2nd C1
2013 6 July 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1

References

  1. ^ "Ander Elosegi". CanoeICF.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Ander ELOSEGI (ESP)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Ander Elosegi". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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