Maxime Beaumont

Maxime Beaumont (born 23 April 1982) is a French sprint canoeist. He competed in the individual 200 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished fourth and second, respectively. He won four medals in individual and two-man events at the world championships in 2013–2015.[4][3]

Maxime Beaumont
Beaumont in 2015
Personal information
Born23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 42)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBCK, Boulogne-sur-Mer[2][3]
Coached byFrancois During[2][4]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 200 m
World Championships
2014 MoscowK-1 4×200 m
2015 MilanK-1 200 m
2013 DuisburgK-2 500 m
2014 MoscowK-2 200 m
2015 MilanK-2 200 m
European Games
2019 MinskK-1 200 m
European Championships
2012 ZagrebK-1 200 m
2014 BrandenburgK-2 500 m
2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 200 m
2017 PlovdivK-1 200 m
2022 MunichK-4 500 m
Mediterranean Games
2018 TarragonaK-1 200 m

Career

Beamont took up canoeing aged nine and was named Sportsperson of the Year in Boulogne sur Mer in 2014 and 2015. He studies at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance and plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympics.[1] [4] [2] [3]

References

  1. "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). rio2016.com
  2. "Maxime Beaumont". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.. london2012.com
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maxime Beaumont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. Maxime Beaumont Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com


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