Bastien Damiens (18 January 1995 – 6 September 2015) was a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2011 until his death in 2015. He was born in

Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fro ...

. Damiens won gold in the K1 team event at the

2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships The 2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between May 9 and 13, 2012 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 13th edition and Augsburg hosted this event for the second time after its ...

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the '' ...

. Damiens died at the age of 20 after falling from the fifth floor of a building.Lille le médaillé d’or de kayak, Bastien Damiens, est décédé

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1995 births 2015 deaths French male canoeists People from Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais {{France-canoe-bio-stub