Saúl Craviotto

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won five Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a gold medal (with Cristian Toro) in the K-2 200 m and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and a silver medal (with Marcus Walz, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He served as the flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.[2][5]

Saúl Craviotto

Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Saúl Craviotto Rivero
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1984-11-03) 3 November 1984 Lleida, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Education	Catholic University of Murcia[2]
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m
Club	Club Deportivo Basico Piragua Madrid[2]
Coached by	Miguel Garcia[2][4]
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m 2012 London K-1 200 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m World Championships 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4×200 m 2010 Poznań K-1 4×200 m 2011 Szeged K-1 4×200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-2 200 m 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 200 m 2014 Moscow K-1 200 m European Championships 2009 Brandenburg K-2 200 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-2 500 m 2010 Trasona K-2 200 m 2010 Trasona K-2 500 m Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin K-2 200 m 2013 Mersin K-1 200 m

Craviotto also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, 2010, 2011), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010) and two bronzes (K-1 200m: 2013, 2014).[2]

Craviotto took up kayaking at the age of seven, following his father, and competed together with him in K-2 events. He is married to Celia García and has a daughter Valentina. He proposed to his wife at the 2012 Olympics, at Piccadilly Circus, the day after winning an Olympic silver medal. He works as a police officer in Gijón.[2]

In 2017, Craviotto participated in the reality television cooking show MasterChef Celebrity and won.[6]