Sarah Guyot

Sarah Guyot (born April 16, 1991 in Vannes, Morbihan) is a French sprint canoeist.[1][3] Guyot is a member of Canoe Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Nicolas Maillot.[1][2] She began to canoe when she was 10, following an elder brother who also canoed at that time.[4]

Sarah Guyot
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991
Vannes, Morbihan, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
Event(s)Sprint canoe
ClubCanoe Kayak Club Tours[1][2]
Coached byNicolas Maillot[1][2]
Medal record
Representing France
U23 World Championships
2013 NiagaraK-1 500 m

Guyot represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Marie Delattre, Joanne Mayer, and Gabrielle Tuleu. Guyot and her team finished last in the final by more than a second behind the Russian team (led by Yuliana Salakhova), recording the slowest time of 1:35.299.[5]

At the 2013 U23 World Championships, she won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m.[6]

In 2014, the European U23 Championships were held in Mantes-en-Yvelines, France; Guyot won two gold medals on home water, the K-1 200 m and the K-1 500 m.[6]

At the 2016 Olympics, Guyot competed in the K-1 200 m, reaching the final, where she finished in 5th place.[7]

In 2017, she graduated from her training in physiotherapy, allowing her to concentrate on canoeing.[4]

References
  1. "Sarah Guyot". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. "France Olympique Profile – Sarah Guyot" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarah Guyot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. "Sarah GUYOT". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. "Women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m Final A". London 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  6. "Results". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. "Sarah Guyot Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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