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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
Education	Catholic University of Murcia
Height	192 cm
Weight	98 kg
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
Coached by	Miguel Garcia
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Spain Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m Silver 2012 London K-1 200 m Silver 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m Bronze 2024 Paris K-4 500 m World Championships Gold 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4×200 m Gold 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m Gold 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m Gold 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m Silver 2009 Dartmouth K-2 200 m Silver 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m Silver 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m Silver 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m Silver 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m Bronze 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m Bronze 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m European Games Gold 2023 Kraków-Małopolska K-4 500 m European Championships Gold 2009 Brandenburg K-2 200 m Gold 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m Gold 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m Silver 2008 Milan K-2 500 m Silver 2010 Trasona K-2 200 m Silver 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m Mediterranean Games Gold 2009 Pescara K-2 500 m Gold 2013 Mersin K-2 200 m Bronze 2013 Mersin K-1 200 m

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.

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).

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.

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

In 2021, Craviotto became Hockerty's first brand's ambassador and model.

TV career

See also

In Spanish: Saúl Craviotto para niños