Yves BOURHIS (SEN)
Senegal
Age:
26 years
Languages:
French, English, German
Federation:
FEDERATION SENEGALAISE DE CANOE KAYAK
Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Babache, Babouche because there is the name of shoes, and i says shot
babouche
BIOGRAPHY
Brother of two-time Olympian Jean-Pierre Bourhis, Bourhis graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Economics and a Master's degree in Money, Banking, Insurance and Corporate Finance from Rennes University. He will compete in the C1, K1 and kayak cross at Paris 2024.
PREV. NAMES
May 2024 removed second and third given name at his request it was BHOURIS, Yves Marcel Victor
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Rennes
OCCUPATION
Student
HIGHER EDUCATION
High school
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
6 years old
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
Because my brother start in the first, and my parents wanted to test this sports
HOBBIES
Music, played soccer, running
CLUB
Quimper Cornouaille
NAME OF COACH
Jean-Yves Prigent, Pierrick Gosselin, Lucas Hives Sorin
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
French
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2013
TRAINING REGIME
Training loops : all along a training, well put the supports between the
gates.
Technical extrem : there is a training with gates very shifted, and to learn used the water to takes all gates
Technical extrem : there is a training with gates very shifted, and to learn used the water to takes all gates
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
3rd in French Championships 2015, because I was in podium with my
friends
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE
Technique and style
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Jean-Yves Prigent
TRAINING PARTNER(S)
Jean-Pierre Bourhis
HERO/IDOL
Tony Estanguet
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS
Drink the water of the white water
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
No pain, No gain
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
French Championships 2015
FAVOURITE FOOD
chicken yassa
AMBITIONS
Participate on the world championships in Cracovie and finish in the top
3
One day participate to the Olympic Games
One day participate to the Olympic Games
SPORTING RELATIVES
My Brothers Jean-Pierre Bourhis is paddling too for Senegal in C1
OTHER SPORTS
Running
