Maxime Beaumont

Maxime Beaumont

Beaumont in 2015
Personal information
Born	23 April 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 34)
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	BCK, Boulogne-sur-Mer
Coached by	Francois During
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 200 m World Championships 2013 Duisburg K–2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-1 4x200 m 2014 Moscow K-2 200 m 2015 Milan K-1 200 m European Championships 2012 Zagreb K-1 200 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 500 m

Maxime Beaumont (born 23 April 1982) is a French sprint canoeist. He competed in the individual 200 m event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and finished fourth and second, respectively. He won four medals in individual and two-man events at the world championships in 2013–2015.

Beamont took up canoeing aged nine and was named Sportsperson of the Year in Boulogne sur Mer in 2014 and 2015. He studies at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance and plans to become a coach after the 2016 Olympics.