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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | August 18, 2003||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Gaudet (born August 18, 2003) is a Canadian male sprint kayaker. Gaudet won gold together with Simon McTavish in the K2 500 m event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
Gaudet began kayaking at the age of 11. [1] In 2018 he competed at the Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poland at the age of 15 which put him on the pathway to a 2024 Summer Olympics hopeful. [2] At the 2021 ICF World Junior Championships he won bronze in the K1 500 m event, Canada's only medal at the event. [3] Gaudet competed for Nova Scotia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games where he won two golds in the K2 500 m and 1,000 m events, while adding three silver in the K1 m 200 and K4 200 m and 500 m events. [4] He also competed at the ICF U23 World Championships where he finished fifth in the K1 500 m and 11th in the K2 500 m. [1]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, Gaudet and Simon McTavish won gold together in the K2 500 m event in Santiago. [5] [6] [7]
He attends Saint Mary's University where he is working towards completing his Bachelor of Science degree in geology. [1]
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Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | August 18, 2003||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Kayaking | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ian Gaudet (born August 18, 2003) is a Canadian male sprint kayaker. Gaudet won gold together with Simon McTavish in the K2 500 m event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
Gaudet began kayaking at the age of 11. [1] In 2018 he competed at the Olympic Hopes Regatta in Poland at the age of 15 which put him on the pathway to a 2024 Summer Olympics hopeful. [2] At the 2021 ICF World Junior Championships he won bronze in the K1 500 m event, Canada's only medal at the event. [3] Gaudet competed for Nova Scotia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games where he won two golds in the K2 500 m and 1,000 m events, while adding three silver in the K1 m 200 and K4 200 m and 500 m events. [4] He also competed at the ICF U23 World Championships where he finished fifth in the K1 500 m and 11th in the K2 500 m. [1]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, Gaudet and Simon McTavish won gold together in the K2 500 m event in Santiago. [5] [6] [7]
He attends Saint Mary's University where he is working towards completing his Bachelor of Science degree in geology. [1]