Maxime Beaumont

Maxime Beaumont
Beaumont in 2015
Personal information
Born23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 42)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBCK, Boulogne-sur-Mer[2][3]
Coached byFrancois During[2][4]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-1 4×200 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Milan K-2 200 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk K-1 200 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Zagreb K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Plovdiv K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich K-4 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona K-1 200 m

Maxime Beaumont (born 23 April 1982) is a French sprint canoeist. He competed in the individual 200 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished fourth and second, respectively. He won four medals in individual and two-man events at the world championships in 2013–2015.[4][3]

Career

Beamont took up canoeing aged nine and was named Sportsperson of the Year in Boulogne sur Mer in 2014 and 2015. He studies at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance and plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympics.[1] [4] [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b c "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.. london2012.com
  3. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maxime Beaumont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Maxime Beaumont Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
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