Ian Gaudet
Personal information
Born (2003-08-18) August 18, 2003
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Home townDartmouth, Nova Scotia[1]
Sport
SportKayaking
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoK2 500 m
ICF World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Montemor-o-VelhoK1 500 m

Ian Gaudet (born August 18, 2003) is a Canadian male sprint kayaker. Gaudet won gold together with Simon McTavish in the K2 500 m event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Career

Gaudet began kayaking at the age of 11.[1] In 2018 he competed at the Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poland at the age of 15 which put him on the pathway to a 2024 Summer Olympics hopeful.[2] At the 2021 ICF World Junior Championships he won bronze in the K1 500 m event, Canada's only medal at the event.[3] Gaudet Gaudet competed for Nova Scotia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games where he won two golds in the K2 500 m and 1,000 m events, while adding three silver in the K1 m 200 and K4 200 m and 500 m events.[4] He also competed at the ICF U23 World Championships where he finished fifth in the K1 500 m and 11th in the K2 500 m.[1]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, Gaudet and Simon McTavish won gold together in the K2 500 m event in Santiago.[5][6][7]

Personal

He attended Saint Mary's University where he was worked towards completing his bachelor of science degree in geology.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ian Gaudet profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Paul Palmeter (20 September 2018). "Paddler Gaudet serves notice with 3 medals at regatta in Poland". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Paul Palmeter (7 October 2021). "Dartmouth paddler moves forward despite ongoing concerns around COVID". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Willy Pavlov (18 August 2022). "CANADA GAMES: Another massive medal haul for Nova Scotia's paddlers". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Canadian paddlers earn trio of sprint gold medals in canoe/kayak at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Avery Fry (8 November 2023). "Oakville's Simon McTavish wins two medals at 2023 Pan Am Games". Oakville News.
  7. ↑ "Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games". Yahoo Finance. The Canadian Press. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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