Gauthier Klauss


Gauthier Klauss is former French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2018, when the C2 category was removed from major events.
He won a bronze medal in the Canoeing at the [2016 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2 event] at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He and his partner Matthieu Péché also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they finished in 4th place in the Canoeing at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2 event].
He won six medals at the ICF [Canoe Slalom World Championships] with five golds and a bronze. He also won two golds, a silver and a bronze in the C2 team event at the European Championships.
Klauss won the overall world cup title in the C2 category in 2013 and 2015.
His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Matthieu Péché.
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World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
20113 July 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée1stC2
201226 August 2012Prague2ndC2
201330 June 2013Augsburg1stC2
20137 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
201318 August 2013Tacen1stC2
201325 August 2013Bratislava3rdC2
201417 August 2014Augsburg1stC2
201521 June 2015Prague1stC2
20155 July 2015Ondrej Cibak [Whitewater Slalom Course|Liptovský Mikuláš]2ndC2
20159 August 2015La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
201516 August 2015Pau2ndC2
201717 June 2017Prague2ndC2
201724 June 2017Augsburg3rdC2
20172 September 2017Ivrea3rdC2
20179 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2