Nicolas Gestin became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.
13 Facts About Nicolas Gestin
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Nicolas Gestin made his first junior team in 2016, finishing 5th individually at the Junior Worlds in Krakow, earning a bronze in the C1 team event.
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Nicolas Gestin dislocated his shoulder in August 2016, resulting in him missing the 2016 Junior Europeans and selection for the 2017 team.
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Nicolas Gestin has won three medals at the U23 World Championships with two golds in C1 and a bronze in the C1 team event.
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Nicolas Gestin won a gold medal in C1 at the 2019 U23 Europeans, an event which he did not compete in the following two years.
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Nicolas Gestin won a silver medal at the 2020 World Cup in Tacen.
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Nicolas Gestin was coached by 1993 and 1995 vice world champion Anne Boixel until 2021 and now by French national team coach Arnaud Brogniart.
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Nicolas Gestin participated in the French selection trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th.
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Nicolas Gestin finished 5th at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.
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Nicolas Gestin won three medals at the World Championships with two golds and one silver.
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Nicolas Gestin finished 4th in the C1 event in at the 2021 World Championships.
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Nicolas Gestin won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2022.
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Nicolas Gestin won the gold medal for the men's C1 at the 2024 Summer Olympics.