Denis Gargaud Chanut

Denis Gargaud Chanut

Gargaud Chanut in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 Marseille, France
Education	KEDGE Business School, Marseille
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1, C2
Club	Marseille Mazargues Canoe Kayak
Coached by	Albert Tobelem (club) Benoît Peschier (national)
Medal record Representing France Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 4 3 2 European Championships 3 2 4 U23 European Championships 1 1 2 Junior European Championships 1 0 1 Total 10 6 9 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro C1 World Championships 2010 Tacen C2 team 2011 Bratislava C1 2011 Bratislava C2 team 2021 Bratislava C1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team 2010 Tacen C2 2011 Bratislava C2 2013 Prague C1 team 2017 Pau C1 team European Championships 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team 2018 Prague C1 team 2021 Ivrea C1 2009 Nottingham C1 team 2019 Pau C1 team 2010 Bratislava C1 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 2012 Augsburg C1 team 2018 Prague C2 team U23 European Championships 2010 Markkleeberg C1 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team 2007 Kraków C1 team 2008 Solkan C1 team Junior European Championships 2005 Kraków C1 team 2005 Kraków C1

Denis Gargaud Chanut (born 22 July 1987) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level in C1 since 2004. Between 2009 and 2011 he also competed in the C2 category alongside Fabien Lefèvre. He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Gargaud Chanut also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (C1: 2011, C1 team: 2021, C2 team: 2010, 2011), three silvers (C1 team: 2009, C2: 2010, 2011) and two bronzes (C1 team: 2013, 2017). He won nine medals at the European Championships (three golds, two silvers and four bronzes).

Gargaud Chanut finished the 2011 season as the World No. 1 in the C1 event. He won the overall World Cup title in C1 in 2021.

Denis's aunt and uncle, Pierre and Cathy Chassigneux, were French champions in the mixed C2 category and run a canoe-kayak club on the Loire river in Orléans; Denis took up canoeing there aged 12. He later excelled internationally, but failed to qualify for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics due to a strong competition with Tony Estanguet, and considered retiring.

Denis is the founder and head of the Duo Tonic and Mulebar company, which produces bars drinks and energy gels for athletes.

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
C1	5	2	2	9
C2	0	2	0	2
Total	5	4	2	11

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2009	28 June 2009	Pau	2nd	C2
2010	3 July 2010	Augsburg	2nd	C2
2011	13 August 2011	Prague	2nd	C1
2014	16 August 2014	Augsburg	1st	C1
2015	8 August 2015	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	C1
	15 August 2015	Pau	3rd	C1
2016	11 June 2016	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	C1
2018	8 September 2018	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	C1
2021	20 June 2021	Markkleeberg	1st	C1
	12 September 2021	Pau	1st	C1
2022	28 August 2022	Pau	1st	C1

External links

• Denis Gargaud Chanut at the International Canoe Federation
• Denis Gargaud Chanut at Olympedia
• Denis Gargaud Chanut at Olympics.com
• Denis Gargaud at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
• Final results of the men's C1 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 September 2009)
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's final results at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 July 2011)
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's team final results at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 July 2011)