Denis Gargaud Chanut


Denis Gargaud Chanut 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 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1|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, three silvers and two bronzes. He won nine medals at the European Championships.
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.
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World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
200928 June 2009Pau2ndC2
20103 July 2010Augsburg2ndC2
201113 August 2011Prague2ndC1
201416 August 2014Augsburg1stC1
20158 August 2015La Seu d'Urgell1stC1
201515 August 2015Pau3rdC1
201611 June 2016La Seu d'Urgell2ndC1
20188 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdC1
202120 June 2021Markkleeberg1stC1
202112 September 2021Pau1stC1
202228 August 2022Pau1stC1