Saúl Craviotto

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

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish police officer and sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won six Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a gold medal (with Cristian Toro) in the K-2 200 m event and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a silver medal (with Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a bronze medal (with Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper, and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.^[2][5]

Saúl Craviotto

Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Saúl Craviotto Rivero
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1984-11-03) 3 November 1984 (age 40) Lleida, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Education	Catholic University of Murcia[2]
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
Club	Club Deportivo Basico Piragua Madrid[2]
Coached by	Miguel Garcia[2][4]
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m 2012 London K-1 200 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m 2024 Paris K-4 500 m World Championships 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4×200 m 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-2 200 m 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m European Championships 2009 Brandenburg K-2 200 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-2 500 m 2010 Trasona K-2 200 m 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara K-2 500 m 2013 Mersin K-2 200 m 2013 Mersin K-1 200 m

Craviotto also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, 2010, 2011), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010) and two bronzes (K-1 200m: 2013, 2014).^[2]

Career

Craviotto took up kayaking at the age of seven, following his father, and competed together with him in K-2 events. He is married to Celia García and has a daughter Valentina. He proposed to his wife at the 2012 Olympics, at Piccadilly Circus, the day after winning an Olympic silver medal. He works as a police officer in Gijón.^[2]

In 2017, Craviotto participated in the reality television cooking show MasterChef Celebrity and won.^[6]

In 2021, Craviotto became Hockerty's first brand's ambassador and model.^[7][8]

TV career

Television
Year	Title	Channel	Role	Ref.
2016	Be The Best	Be Mad TV	Guest	[9]
2017	MasterChef Celebrity	La 1	Contestant (Winner)	[10]
	Ultimate Beastmaster	Netflix	Host	[11]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saúl Craviotto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. "Saúl Craviotto". nbcolympics.com.
3. "Saúl Craviotto". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
4. "Saúl Craviotto". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
5. "Saúl Craviotto y Mireia Belmonte serán los abanderados españoles en Tokio inaugurando la fórmula mixta" [Saúl Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte will be Spain's inaugural mixed pair of flag bearers in Tokyo]. RTVE (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
6. Álvarez, Inés (22 November 2017). "Saúl Craviotto se cuelga 'el oro' de 'Masterchef celebrity 2'". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
7. "El día de los famosos: Sarah Jessica Parker sorprende con su estilismo y Leonor vuelve a España". Crónica Global (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
8. "Saúl Craviotto: "Voy a por el oro en París 2024"". www.menzig.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
9. "Be The Best". Be Mad (in Spanish). Mediaset España. 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
10. Montes, Silvia (18 May 2017). "Saúl Craviotto concursará en MasterChef Celebrity 2". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
11. "Tráiler de la segunda temporada de 'Ultimate Beastmaster', con Paula Vázquez y Saúl Craviotto". msn.com (in Spanish). Microsoft. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

External links

• Saúl Craviotto at the International Canoe Federation
• Saúl Craviotto at Olympics.com
• Saúl Craviotto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Rafael Nadal	Flagbearer for  Spain (with Mireia Belmonte) Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent