Pavel Eigel

Pavel Eigel
Personal information
Full namePavel Pavlovich Eigel
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, Extreme K1, C1, C2
ClubKhlebnikovo Centre of Sports Preparation
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Banja Luka K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice C2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Solkan K1
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kraków K1

Pavel Pavlovich Eigel (Russian: Павел Павлович Эйгель; born 1 March 1990) is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.[1][2]

Eigel won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. He also won the overall World Cup title in the Extreme K1 in 2018, the first season when this event counted for world cup points.[citation needed]

He finished 9th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he participated in both the C1 and the K1 events, even though he does not normally compete in C1. He finished in the last 18th position in the C1 event after only starting in the first heat. He then finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.[citation needed]

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
2018 24 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st Extreme K1
8 July 2018 Augsburg 1st Extreme K1
2020 7 November 2020 Pau 1st Extreme K1

References

  1. ^ "Pavel Eigel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pavel EYGEL (RUS)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Pavel Eygel". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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