Maialen Chourraut

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chourraut and the second or maternal family name is Yurramendi.

Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level representing Spain since 2000.

Maialen Chourraut

Chourraut at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi
Born	(1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 42) Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1
Club	Club Atlético San Sebastián
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1 2020 Tokyo K1 2012 London K1 World Championships 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 2023 London K1 team 2011 Bratislava K1 European Championships 2015 Markkleeberg K1 2014 Vienna K1 team 2017 Tacen K1 team U23 European Championships 2004 Kraków K1

Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[1] in Rio de Janeiro. She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Previously she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She also competed in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the heats and finished in 16th place.^[2]

Chourraut won two individual medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2011. She also won a silver in the K1 team event in 2023. Chourraut won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 2 silvers).^[3]

The Spanish Olympic Committee, chose Chourraut and the Olympic canoer Marcus Cooper as the Spanish flag bearers at the París 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine. Chourraut turned it down as she was competing the next day in the K1 Slalom. The sailor Tamara Echegoyen was competing at her fourth Olympics and she was chosen to replace her as she had the next most outstanding record.^[4]

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
K1	8	5	3	16

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2010	27 June 2010	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2011	3 July 2011	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	2nd	K1
	10 July 2011	Markkleeberg	3rd	K1
2012	10 June 2012	Cardiff	1st	K1
	17 June 2012	Pau	1st	K1
2014	3 August 2014	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2015	28 June 2015	Kraków	1st	K1
	5 July 2015	Liptovský Mikuláš	2nd	K1
	9 August 2015	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1
2016	12 June 2016	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
	19 June 2016	Pau	3rd	K1
2017	18 June 2017	Prague	1st	K1
	10 September 2017	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
2018	8 September 2018	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1
2024	14 June 2024	Kraków	2nd	K1
	20 September 2024	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1

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