Pavel Eigel

Pavel Eigel
Personal information
Full namePavel Pavlovich Eigel
NationalityRussian
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia / Uzbekistan
SportCanoe slalom
Events
K1, Kayak cross, C1, C2
ClubKhlebnikovo Centre of Sports Preparation
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Rio de JaneiroK1
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Banja LukaK1 team
Silver medal – second place2013 Bourg-Saint-MauriceC2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 SolkanK1
Silver medal – second place2007 KrakówK1

Pavel Pavlovich Eigel (Russian: Павел Павлович Эйгель; born 1 March 1990)[1] is a Russian-Uzbek slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005. He has represented Uzbekistan since 2025.[2]

Eigel won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. He also won the overall World Cup title in the Kayak cross in 2018, the first season when this event counted for world cup points.

He finished 9th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he participated in both the C1 and the K1 events, even though he does not normally compete in C1. He finished in the last 18th position in the C1 event after only starting in the first heat. He then finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
201824 June 2018Liptovský Mikuláš1stKayak cross
8 July 2018Augsburg1stKayak cross
20207 November 2020Pau1stKayak cross

References

  1. ↑ "Pavel Eigel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pavel EYGEL (RUS)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pavel Eygel". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2018.