Gabriel De Coster
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 2000 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Koninklijke Cano Club Mechelen[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Roberto di Angelo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriel De Coster (Uccle, 25 October 2000)[2] is a Belgian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017.[3]
Career
De Coster won the gold medal in kayak cross individual at the 2025 European Championships in Vaires-sur-Marne.
In October 2020 he was a surprise bronze medalist in the K1 event at the U23 European Championships.[4]
On 6 May 2021, De Coster progressed to the semifinal of the 2021 European Championships, qualifying to represent Belgium in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5][6] He finished 22nd after being eliminated in the heats.
De Coster delivered a breakthrough performance at the Pau round of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup, winning the K1 event in a time of 97.94 seconds.[7] This was Gabriel's first final at the senior level and marked Belgium's first World Cup victory.[8][9]
Results
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 August 2022 | Pau | 1st | K1 |
| 2025 | 29 June 2025 | Prague | 1st | Kayak cross individual |
Complete World Cup results
| Year | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lee Valley  |
Bratislava  |
Tacen  |
Markkleeberg 36 |
Prague  47 |
13 | 70th |
| 2021 | Prague 59 |
Markkleeberg 54 |
La Seu  |
Pau  |
4 | 87th | |
| 2022 | Prague 28 |
Kraków  |
Tacen |
Pau 1 |
La Seu |
77 |
Complete Championship Results
| Year | Level | Venue | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Junior European | Hohenlimburg |
K1 | 18th |
| Junior World | Bratislava |
K1 | 65th | |
| 2018 | Junior European | Bratislava |
K1 team | 8th |
| K1 | 27th | |||
| Junior World |  Ivrea |
K1 team | 15th | |
| K1 | 14th | |||
| European | Prague |
K1 | 41st | |
| 2019 | U23 European | Liptovský Mikuláš |
K1 team | 9th |
| K1 | 36th | |||
| U23 World | Kraków |
K1 | 32nd | |
| Extreme | 18th | |||
| European | Pau |
K1 team | 15th | |
| K1 | 40th | |||
| World | La Seu |
K1 team | 25th | |
| K1 | 49th | |||
| 2020 | U23 European | Kraków |
K1 | 3rd |
| European | Prague |
K1 | 19th | |
| 2021 | U23 European | Solkan |
K1 team | 11th |
| K1 | 27th | |||
| European | Ivrea |
K1 team | 16th | |
| K1 | 30th | |||
| Olympic |  Tokyo |
K1 | 22nd | |
| World | Bratislava |
K1 | 29th | |
| 2022 | U23 European | České Budějovice |
K1 team | 6th |
| K1 | 10th | |||
| Extreme | 12th | |||
| U23 World | Ivrea |
K1 team | 4th | |
| K1 | 13th | |||
| Extreme | 25th | |||
| European | Liptovský Mikuláš |
K1 | 31st | |
| Extreme | 41st | |||
| World | Augsburg |
K1 team | 17th | |
| K1 | 100th | |||
| Extreme | 23rd |
References
- ^ "Gabriel De Coster". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "de COSTER Gabriel". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Gabriel DE COSTER (BEL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "European Canoe Association". www.canoe-europe.org.
- ^ "Canoë-Kayak: De Coster in demi-finals de l'Euro!". May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Gabriel DE COSTER". ICF - Planet Canoe. September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Gabriel De Coster takes gold in his first World Cup final: "The icing on the cake"". trenddetail. August 28, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Exploit de Gabriel De Coster en Coupe du monde de kayak! [Achievement by Gabriel De Coster in the Kayaking World Cup!]". DHnet.be (in French). August 27, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "De Coster announces himself on world stage". ICF - Planet Canoe. August 28, 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
External links
- Gabriel De Coster at the International Canoe Federation
- Gabriel De Coster at Olympedia
- Gabriel De Coster at Olympics.com
- Gabriel De Coster at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)