Matthieu Péché

Matthieu Péché

Matthieu Péché (right) with Gauthier Klauss at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Competitor for  France
World Championships
Gold 2010 Tacen C-2 team
Gold 2011 Bratislava C-2 team
Gold 2014 Deep Creek Lake C-2 team
European Championships
Gold 2013 Kraków C-2 team
Silver 2014 Vienna C-2 team

Matthieu Péché (born 7 October 1987 in Épinal) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s.

He won three gold medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2010, 2011 and 2014. He also won a gold and a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the European Championships.

Péché won the overall world cup title in the C-2 category in 2013.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the C-2 event where he finished in 4th place in the final.

His partner in the boat is Gauthier Klauss.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
2011 3 Jul 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 1st C2
2012 26 Aug 2012 Prague 2nd C2
2013 30 Jun 2013 Augsburg 1st C2
7 Jul 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
18 Aug 2013 Tacen 1st C2[1]
25 Aug 2013 Bratislava 3rd C2
2014 17 Aug 2014 Augsburg 1st C2

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