Saúl Craviotto

Spanish sprinter kayaker

Saúl Craviotto
Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameSaúl Craviotto Rivero
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-11-03) 3 November 1984 (age 39)
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain[1]
EducationCatholic University of Murcia[2]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubClub Deportivo Basico Piragua Madrid[2]
Coached byMiguel Garcia[2][4]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brandenburg K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Trasona K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin K-1 200 m

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won five Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m 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 and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and a silver medal (with Marcus Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 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]

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]

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. ^ a b c d e f "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.

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