Saúl Craviotto

Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	Saúl Craviotto Rivero (1984-11-03)3 November 1984 (age 41) 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'scanoe 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

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanishpolice officer andsprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won six Olympic medals: a gold medal (withCarlos Pérez) in theK-2 500 m event at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, a silver medal in theK-1 200 m event at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, a gold medal (withCristian Toro) in theK-2 200 m event and a bronze medal in theK-1 200 m at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, a silver medal (withMarcus Cooper,Carlos Arévalo andRodrigo Germade) in theK-4 500 m event at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo, and a bronze medal (withCarlos Arévalo,Marcus Cooper, andRodrigo Germade) in theK-4 500 m event at the2024 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]

Craviotto also won seven medals at theICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-14 × 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, atPiccadilly Circus, the day after winning an Olympic silver medal. He works as a police officer inGijón.^[2]

In 2017, Craviotto participated in thereality television cooking showMasterChef Celebrity and won.^[6]

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

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• Saúl Craviotto at theInternational Canoe Federation
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• Saul Craviotto Rivero at Olympic.org (archived)
• Saúl Craviotto atOlympedia
• Saúl Craviotto onInstagram

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