CRAVIOTTO Saul

Spain
Canoe Sprint
3 Nov 1984
36
Male
1.92/6'3''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CSP Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m 7
Men's Kayak Four 500m
ESP
Spain
 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m Heat 1
#43
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m Semi-final 2
#75
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m Final A
#85
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Four 500m Heat 2
#103
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Four 500m Semi-final 2
#118
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Four 500m Final A
#125
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationK1 200mK2 200mK2 500m
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA31-
2012London, GBR2--
2008Beijing, CHN--1

World Championships
YearLocationK1 200mK2 200mK2 500mK4 200mK4 500mK4 1000mK1 4x200m
2019Szeged, HUN----2--
2018Montemor-o-Velho, POR-2--2--
2015Milan, ITA20------
2014Moscow, RUS3-----6
2013Duisburg, GER3-----5
2011Szeged, HUN-11----1
2010Poznan, POL-2----1
2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN-24---1
2007Duisburg, GER-----9-
2006Szeged, HUN-----8-
2005Zagreb, CRO---6-5-
2003Gainesville, GA, USA--14----

European Games
YearLocationK4 500m
2019Minsk, BLR9

European Championships
YearLocationK2 200mK4 500m
2018Belgrade, SRB11

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearK1 200mK4 500m
20211 x 6th1 x 1st
2019-1 x 5th
2018-1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12021Kayak Four 500mWorld CupSzeged, HUN1:22.15
12018Kayak Four 500mWorld CupSzeged, HUN1:18.002
22018Kayak Four 500mWorld ChampionshipsMontemor-o-Velho, POR1:20.423
52019Kayak Four 500mWorld CupDuisburg, GER1:19.903
62021Kayak Single 200mWorld CupSzeged, HUN36.19


Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete, Police Officer
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Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM], Spain
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Wife Celia Garcia, daughters Valentina [2015] and Alejandra [2017]
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Catalan, Spanish
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Universidad Catolica de Murcia [UCAM] [Spain]
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Miguel Garcia [national], ESP
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His father was a kayaker and has competed with him in K2 events. (cope.es, 02 Jun 2016)
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He was affected by a wrist injury ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (estadiodeportivo.com, 29 Nov 2014)
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He took up the sport at age seven. (marca.com, 25 Aug 2014)
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"Of all the sports that I used to do, it was the one that I was good at and the one that I liked most." (elpais.com, 16 Feb 2010)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 06 Feb 2020)
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Spanish sprint canoeist David Cal. (lavozdegalicia.es, 10 Feb 2020)
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He likes to have a cold shower right before competition starts. (Facebook page, 06 Feb 2020; estadiodeportivo.com, 29 Nov 2014)
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"I don't want to erase any bad memories, everything happens for a reason." (unminutocon.blogspot.com.es, 01 Nov 2010)
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He was awarded the 2016 National Sports Prize [the highest prize for an athlete in Spain] by the King of Spain Phillip VI. (elespanol.com, 19 Feb 2018)

He was named the 2016 Male Canoeist of the Year by the Royal Spanish Canoe Federation [RFEP]. He shared the award with fellow canoe sprint athletes Cristian Isaac Toro Carballo and Marcus Cooper Walz. (canoe-europe.org, 03 Mar 2017)

He was flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (rtve.es, 12 Aug 2012)

In 2009 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit by the Ministry of Sport. (boe.es, 17 Apr 2009)

General Interest

General
POPULARITY IN SPAIN
Despite having won four Olympic medals, including two gold, he says his popularity in Spain is mostly due to his appearance on the 2017 Spanish version of the MasterChef television show. "I have been training for many years, but people really only know me due to MasterChef. I am a professional athlete, not a chef, but I don't regret participating in the show, because it helped raise the profile of canoeing in this country, and that is very positive." The appearance even affected his job as a policeman. "Some criminals recognised me because of the programme and it started to be dangerous." (elmundo.es, 24 Dec 2019; superdeporte.es, 29 Oct 2019; elespanol.com, 14 Feb 2019; elespanol.com, 09 May 2018; marca.com, 22 Nov 2017)

BOOK
In 2017 he wrote a book called 'Four Anos Para 32 Segundos' [Four Years for 32 seconds], in which he recounts his life and achievements in sport. (cope.es, 23 Oct 2019; saulcraviotto.com, 15 Dec 2017)

2012 OLYMPIC PROPOSAL
He proposed to his wife, Celia Garcia, at Piccadilly Circus in London the day after winning a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. "There were a lot of people around and I didn't dare to kneel down." (Facebook page, 06 Feb 2020; elespanol.com, 14 Feb 2019; cope.es, 02 Jun 2016)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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