KOECHLIN Thomas

Date of Birth: 4 Oct 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Birth Country:

Singapore

Place of residence : PAU

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Canoe	13

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	C1	C1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	7	-
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	25	-
2017	Pau, FRA	33	11
2015	London, GBR	62	-
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	30	-
2013	Prague, CZE	20	-

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	C1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	DNS

European Championships

Year	Location	C1
2021	Ivrea, ITA	18
2020	Prague, CZE	6
2019	Pau, FRA	17
2018	Prague, CZE	23
2017	Tacen, SLO	2

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Canoe	-	1 x 7th
2020	Canoe	-	1 x 3rd
2019	Canoe	15th	1 x 11th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 21st
2018	Canoe	33rd	1 x 9th, 2 x 32nd
2017	Canoe	31st	1 x 11th, 1 x 22nd, 1 x 28th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
3	2020	Canoe	Pau, FRA
7	2021	Canoe	Prague, CZE
9	2018	Canoe	Augsburg, GER
11	2019	Canoe	Markkleeberg, GER
11	2017	Canoe	Prague, CZE
17	2019	Canoe	Prague, CZE
21	2019	Canoe	Bratislava, SVK
22	2017	Canoe	Ivrea, ITA
24	2019	Canoe	Tacen, SLO
28	2017	Canoe	Augsburg, GER

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Coquin (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Surfing. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Accounting - University of Pau and the Adour Region, France

Daughter Jeanne [2019]

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

Canoe Club de Geneve [Switzerland]

Benjamin Buys [personal], FRA

2012 for Switzerland (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

He took up canoe slalom in Geneva, Switzerland. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

He had knee problems and needed to find a sport that suited him. He also tried gymnastics as a child but preferred canoeing. "Doing a seated sport was better for me." (teamgeneve.ch, 01 Mar 2020; tdg.ch, 26 Jun 2017)

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

South African politician Nelson Mandela, French slalom paddler Tony Estanguet, US surfer Dane Reynolds. (24heures.ch, 25 Mar 2019; canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019; tdg.ch, 26 Jun 2017)

His parents. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"I never lose. Either I win or I learn." [Nelson Mandela] (teamgeneve.ch, 01 Jan 2019)

General Interest

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, his training involved the swimming pool in his garden. "It is a swimming pool four metres in diameter. There is just enough room to put my canoe in it, which I tie to a tree. In order not to suffer in this situation, we had to be imaginative in training." (24heures.ch, 08 Nov 2020; bluewin.ch, 27 Apr 2020)

FRENCH BASE
He lives and trains in Pau, France, having moved there in 2011. "When I arrived in 2011, I had no specific plan. I just knew that I needed to come here to progress." (24heures.ch, 08 Nov 2020; bluewin.ch, 27 Apr 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ThomasKoechlin
https://instagram.com/the_koech_canoe
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-koechlin-86ab0718a

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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