BOURHIS Jean Pierre

Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: QUIMPER

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : RENNES

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Canoe	17

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	C1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX	C1
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	-	-	46
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	22	31
2017	Pau, FRA	69	42	46
2015	London, GBR	77	-	40
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	-	-	37
2013	Prague, CZE	87	-	54

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Canoe	-	1 x 33rd, 1 x 38th
2020	Canoe	-	1 x 15th
2019	Canoe	29th	1 x 11th, 1 x 22nd, 1 x 26th
2018	CSLX	43rd	1 x 22nd
2018	Canoe	32nd	1 x 22nd, 1 x 35th
2017	Canoe	89th	1 x 45th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
11	2019	Canoe	Tacen, SLO
15	2020	Canoe	Pau, FRA
22	2019	Canoe	Bratislava, SVK
22	2018	Men's CSLX	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
22	2018	Canoe	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
26	2019	Canoe	Lee Valley, GBR
33	2021	Canoe	Markkleeberg, GER
35	2018	Canoe	Augsburg, GER
38	2021	Canoe	Prague, CZE
45	2017	Canoe	Augsburg, GER

World Junior & U23 Championships (Under 23)

Year	Location	CSLX	C1
2018	Ivrea, ITA	26	30
2017	Bratislava, SVK	-	24

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

JP (Athlete, 23 Jul 20215)

Building and modifying products, 3D printing, space aeronautics. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Automatic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - University of Rennes 1, France

Languages spoken:

English, French

Club de Canoe-Kayak de Quimper Cornouaille [CCKQC] [France]

Christophe Gosselin [personal]; Jean-Yves Prigent [personal]

Sporting relatives:

His younger brother Yves Bourhis has represented Senegal in canoe slalom, including at the world championships. (Club de Canoe-Kayak de Quimper Cornouaille Facebook page, 22 Mar 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Apr 2021; Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

In 2006 he suffered a broken arm. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

He took up the sport in 2004 in Quimper, France. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

"The idea came from a friend of my father. What made me hang on in the first year was the competition. I like to win. After six years in cadets, I specialised in slalom. I love water, nature, and being outdoors." (Athlete, 07 Aug 2016; cotequimper.fr, 19 Nov 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (jeanpierrebourhis.com, 24 Mar 2021)

French slalom paddler Tony Estanguet, US golfer Tiger Woods. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Coaches Pierrick Gosselin and Jean-Yves Prigent. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

He listens to music before a race. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2018)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has been a project consultant with the International Canoe Federation [ICF], working on the specification and testing of gates to be used in international canoe slalom competition. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021)

REPRESENTING SENEGAL
Born to a Senegalese mother in France, he has held dual citizenship of France and Senegal since 2008. He first competed for Senegal in 2012, at age 17, and says he was inspired to represent the country by French-born Togolese slalom canoeist Benjamin Boukpeti. "I have wanted to represent Senegal since 2008 after seeing the example of Benjamin Boukpeti winning an Olympic medal [bronze] with Togo in Beijing. The level in France is very crowded. I had more luck competing for Senegal." (wiwsport.com, 11 Sep 2015; cotequimper.fr, 19 Nov 2015; france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 01 Jun 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has also studied for a degree in mechanical and automatic engineering at the National Institute of Applied Sciences [INSA] in Rennes, France, and for a master's degree in innovation and entrepreneurship at the Rennes School of Business. (Instagram profile, 13 Apr 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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