Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish

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and sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won six Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m event at the

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, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the

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, a gold medal (with Cristian Toro) in the K-2 200 m event and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the

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, a silver medal (with Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the

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, and a bronze medal (with Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper, and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the

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. 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. Craviotto also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 :

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), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010) and two bronzes (K-1 200m: 2013, 2014).

Career

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

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, the day after winning an Olympic silver medal. He works as a police officer in

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. In 2017, Craviotto participated in the

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cooking show '' MasterChef Celebrity'' and won. In 2021, Craviotto became Hockerty's first brand's ambassador and model.

TV career

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* * * * 1984 births Living people Spanish people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Spanish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Spain Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Sportspeople from Lleida Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games Canoeists at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for Spain European Games medalists in canoeing Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia alumni 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-canoe-bio-stub