Floris Braat
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 AugsburgK1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place1996 LipnoK1
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Nowy SączK1

Floris Braat (born 29 September 1979, in Eindhoven)[1] is a Dutch slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.

Braat started his canoe racing career at the age of 10 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. At the age of 14, he was the youngest participant at the 1994 Junior World Championships in Wausau, where he finished in 18th position in the K1 event.

He achieved his biggest success by winning the World Cup race in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain in 2000. He also won a silver medal in the K1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.[2]

Braat represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he finished in 17th position after reaching the semi-finals in the K1 event. His effort was not enough to reach the finals.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
20009 Jul 2000La Seu d'Urgell1stK1

References

  1. ↑ "Floris Braat". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Floris BRAAT (NED)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


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