| Maialen Chourraut | |
| Fullname: | Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Lasarte-Oria, Basque Country, Spain |
| Height: | 161 cm |
| Weight: | 55 kg |
| Country: | Spain |
| Sport: | Canoe slalom |
| Event: | K1 |
| Club: | Club Atlético San Sebastián |
Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level representing Spain since 2000.
Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] in Rio de Janeiro. She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Previously she won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She also competed in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the heats and finished in 16th place.[2]
Chourraut won two individual medals in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2011. She also won a silver in the K1 team event in 2023. Chourraut won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 2 silvers).[3]
The Spanish Olympic Committee, chose Chourraut and the Olympic canoer Marcus Cooper as the Spanish flag bearers at the París 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine. Chourraut turned it down as she was competing the next day in the K1 Slalom. The sailor Tamara Echegoyen was competing at her fourth Olympics and she was chosen to replace her as she had the next most outstanding record.[4]
| Total | |||||
| K1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 June 2010 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 2011 | 3 July 2011 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 10 July 2011 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 2012 | 10 June 2012 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 17 June 2012 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 2014 | 3 August 2014 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 2015 | 28 June 2015 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 5 July 2015 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 9 August 2015 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | ||
| 2016 | 12 June 2016 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 19 June 2016 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 2017 | 18 June 2017 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | |
| 10 September 2017 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 2018 | 8 September 2018 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2024 | 14 June 2024 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 20 September 2024 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 |