Saúl Craviotto

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won five Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a gold medal (with Cristian Toro) in the K-2 200 m and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and a silver medal (with Marcus Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He served as the flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.[2][5]

Saúl Craviotto
Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameSaúl Craviotto Rivero
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-11-03) 3 November 1984
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain[1]
EducationCatholic University of Murcia[2]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
ClubClub Deportivo Basico Piragua Madrid[2]
Coached byMiguel Garcia[2][4]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 DartmouthK-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place2010 PoznańK-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place2022 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2009 DartmouthK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 PoznańK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 DuisburgK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 MoscowK-1 200 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 BrandenburgK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2008 MilanK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2010 TrasonaK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 TrasonaK-2 500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 MersinK-1 200 m
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Craviotto and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Craviotto also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, 2010, 2011), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010) and two bronzes (K-1 200m: 2013, 2014).[2]

Craviotto took up kayaking at the age of seven, following his father, and competed together with him in K-2 events. He is married to Celia García and has a daughter Valentina. He proposed to his wife at the 2012 Olympics, at Piccadilly Circus, the day after winning an Olympic silver medal. He works as a police officer in Gijón.[2]

In 2017, Craviotto participated in the reality television cooking show MasterChef Celebrity and won.[6]

In 2021, Craviotto became Hockerty's first brand's ambassador and model.[7][8]

TV career
Television
Year Title Channel Role Ref.
2016 Be The Best Be Mad TV Guest [9]
2017 MasterChef Celebrity La 1 Contestant (Winner) [10]
Ultimate Beastmaster Netflix Host [11]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saúl Craviotto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "Saúl Craviotto". nbcolympics.com.
  3. "Saúl Craviotto". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  4. "Saúl Craviotto". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
  5. "Saúl Craviotto y Mireia Belmonte serán los abanderados españoles en Tokio inaugurando la fórmula mixta" [Saúl Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte will be Spain's inaugural mixed pair of flag bearers in Tokyo]. RTVE (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. Álvarez, Inés (22 November 2017). "Saúl Craviotto se cuelga 'el oro' de 'Masterchef celebrity 2'". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. "El día de los famosos: Sarah Jessica Parker sorprende con su estilismo y Leonor vuelve a España". Crónica Global (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. "Saúl Craviotto: "Voy a por el oro en París 2024"". www.menzig.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. "Be The Best". Be Mad (in Spanish). Mediaset España. 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. Montes, Silvia (18 May 2017). "Saúl Craviotto concursará en MasterChef Celebrity 2". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. "Tráiler de la segunda temporada de 'Ultimate Beastmaster', con Paula Vázquez y Saúl Craviotto". msn.com (in Spanish). Microsoft. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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