Maxime BEAUMONT (FRA)

Max

The Olympic silver medallist and five-time world medallist, who first started kayaking at the age of nine, is also an agent of the Ministry of Sports at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP). He is one of the most experienced paddlers and has plenty of medals at continental level, inducing European Games gold from 2019. He will be participating in the K1 in Paris.

Equihen-Plage

Athlete & Coach

National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP]: Paris

1991

I started this sport because the atmosphere in my club was very good and after I had a good feeling on the water. I love it because it's a great sport and the people are very nice. 

sports

Boulogne Canoe Kayak

Francois During

French

2010

20 hours per week with boat, gym and running

2002

Croatia

European Championship U23

Zagreb

Didier Hoyer

Franck Lemoel

Ladji Doucoure (track and field hurdler)

No limits. 

Duisburg

olympic champion, national trainer

He was named the 2014 and 2015 Sportsperson of the Year in Boulogne sur Mer, France. (lasemainedansleboulonnais.fr, 19 Mar 2016)

CHANGE IN APPROACH He began approaching canoe sprint differently after breaking his elbow in 2009. "Before I thought it was all about going as hard as possible, but now I understand the importance of recuperation, stretching, and healthy eating and drinking. All these things play a role." (lavoixdunord.fr, 24 Mar 2012) COACH He has plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He works with the French national training centre [INSEP], having also been a coach of his club in Boulogne sur Mer, France. "I have followed in recent years courses to become a coach. That is something I will think about more seriously after Rio." (fr.calameo.com, 01 Oct 2015)

200m

back of K2

Olympics: Silver - 1; World Championships: Silver - 2, Bronze - 3.

Celine Beaumont (sister) on the French Kayak team