Denis Gargaud Chanut

Denis Gargaud Chanut (born 22 July 1987) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level in C1 since 2004. Between 2009 and 2011 he also competed in the C2 category alongside Fabien Lefèvre. He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Gargaud Chanut also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (C1: 2011, C1 team: 2021, C2 team: 2010, 2011), three silvers (C1 team: 2009, C2: 2010, 2011) and two bronzes (C1 team: 2013, 2017). He won nine medals at the European Championships (three golds, two silvers and four bronzes).

Gargaud Chanut finished the 2011 season as the World No. 1 in the C1 event. He won the overall World Cup title in C1 in 2021.

Denis's aunt and uncle, Pierre and Cathy Chassigneux, were French champions in the mixed C2 category and run a canoe-kayak club on the Loire river in Orléans; Denis took up canoeing there aged 12. He later excelled internationally, but failed to qualify for the 2008 and 2012 Olympics due to a strong competition with Tony Estanguet, and considered retiring.

Denis is the founder and head of the Duo Tonic and Mulebar company, which produces bars drinks and energy gels for athletes.

World Cup individual podiums Total C1 5 2 2 9 C2 0 2 0 2 Total 5 4 2 11

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2009 28 June 2009 Pau 2nd C2 2010 3 July 2010 Augsburg 2nd C2 2011 13 August 2011 Prague 2nd C1 2014 16 August 2014 Augsburg 1st C1 2015 8 August 2015 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1 15 August 2015 Pau 3rd C1 2016 11 June 2016 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1 2018 8 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1 2021 20 June 2021 Markkleeberg 1st C1 12 September 2021 Pau 1st C1 2022 28 August 2022 Pau 1st C1