Gabriel De Coster Explained

Gabriel De Coster (Uccle, 25 October 2000)^[2] is a Belgian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017.^[3]

Career

In October 2020 he was a surprise bronze medalist in the K1 event at the U23 European Championships.^[4]

On 6 May 2021, De Coster progressed to the semifinal of the 2021 European Championships, qualifying to represent Belgium in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^{[5] [6]} He finished 22nd after being eliminated in the heats.

De Coster delivered a breakthrough performance at the Pau round of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup, winning the K1 event in a time of 97.94 seconds.^[7] This was Gabriel's first final at the senior level and marked Belgium's first World Cup victory.^{[8] [9]}

Results

Complete World Cup results

Year	WC1	WC2	WC3	WC4	WC5	Points	Position
2019	Lee Valley	Bratislava	Tacen	Markkleeberg 36	Prague 47	13	70th
2021	Prague 59	Markkleeberg 54	La Seu	Pau		4	87th
2022	Prague 28	Kraków	Tacen	Pau 1	La Seu	77

Complete Championship Results

Year	Level	Venue	Event	Result
2017	Junior European	Hohenlimburg	K1	18th
	Junior World	Bratislava	K1	65th
2018	Junior European	Bratislava	K1 team	8th
			K1	27th
	Junior World	Ivrea	K1 team	15th
			K1	14th
	European	Prague	K1	41st
2019	U23 European	Liptovský Mikuláš	K1 team	9th
			K1	36th
	U23 World	Kraków	K1	32nd
			Extreme	18th
	European	Pau	K1 team	15th
			K1	40th
	World	La Seu	K1 team	25th
			K1	49th
2020	U23 European	Kraków	K1	3rd
	European	Prague	K1	19th
2021	U23 European	Solkan	K1 team	11th
			K1	27th
	European	Ivrea	K1 team	16th
			K1	30th
	Olympic	Tokyo	K1	22nd
	World	Bratislava	K1	29th
2022	U23 European	České Budějovice	K1 team	6th
			K1	10th
			Extreme	12th
	U23 World	Ivrea	K1 team	4th
			K1	13th
			Extreme	25th
	European	Liptovský Mikuláš	K1	31st
			Extreme	41st
	World	Augsburg	K1 team	17th
			K1	100th
			Extreme	23rd

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gabriel De Coster. 31 August 2022. Olympedia.
2. Web site: de COSTER Gabriel . Olympics.com . 13 September 2021 . 13 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210913173135/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-slalom/athlete-profile-n1393447-de-coster-gabriel.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Gabriel DE COSTER (BEL) . CanoeSlalom.net . 13 September 2021.
4. Web site: European Canoe Association. www.canoe-europe.org.
5. Web site: Canoë-Kayak: De Coster in demi-finals de l'Euro!. May 6, 2021.
6. Web site: Gabriel DE COSTER. September 21, 2019. ICF - Planet Canoe.
7. Web site: Gabriel De Coster takes gold in his first World Cup final: "The icing on the cake". August 28, 2022 . 31 August 2022 . trenddetail.
8. Web site: Exploit de Gabriel De Coster en Coupe du monde de kayak! [Achievement by Gabriel De Coster in the Kayaking World Cup!]]. August 27, 2022 . fr . 31 August 2022 . DHnet.be.
9. Web site: De Coster announces himself on world stage. August 28, 2022 . 31 August 2022 . ICF - Planet Canoe.