Martin Dougoud (born 19 May 1991) is a Swiss slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. He is from

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but lives and trains in Pau,

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. Martin competes in the K1 and kayak cross disciplines. He won a bronze medal in kayak cross at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in

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. He also won three medals (1 silver and 2 bronzes) at the

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, including a silver medal in the K1 event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

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. Martin finished 19th at the

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 40th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 24 to 29 September 2019 in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF). ...

securing a quota place for Switzerland in the K1 event at the delayed

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in Tokyo. The Swiss Olympic Selection Committee approved his nomination for the position on 11 November 2019. He finished 13th at the Olympics after being eliminated in the semifinal.

World Cup individual podiums

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* 1991 births Living people Slalom canoeists Swiss male canoeists Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Switzerland Sportspeople from Geneva Canoeists at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Switzerland European Games medalists in canoeing Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century Swiss sportspeople {{Switzerland-canoe-bio-stub