Gabriel De Coster (born 25 October 2000 in Uccle) is a Belgian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017.
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.
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. 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. This was Gabriel's first final at the senior level and marked Belgium's first World Cup victory.
Results World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2022 27 August 2022 Pau 1st K1 2025 29 June 2025 Prague 1st Kayak cross individual 2026 14 June 2026 Augsburg 3rd Kayak cross 5 September 2026 Vaires-sur-Marne 3rd Kayak cross individual
Complete World Cup results Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position 2019 Lee Valley Bratislava Tacen Markkleeberg36Prague 47 13 70th 2021Prague 59Markkleeberg54 La Seu Pau 4 87th 2022Prague 28 Kraków Tacen Pau 1 La Seu 77
Complete Championship Results Year Level Venue Event Result2017Junior European Hohenlimburg K118thJunior World Bratislava K165th2018Junior European Bratislava K1 team 8th K127thJunior World IvreaK1 team15th K114thEuropean PragueK141st2019U23 European Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 9th K136thU23 World KrakówK1 32nd Extreme18thEuropean Pau K1 team 15th K140thWorld La SeuK1 team25th K149th2020U23 European Kraków K13rdEuropean Prague K119th2021U23 European Solkan K1 team 11th K127thEuropean IvreaK1 team16th K130thOlympic TokyoK122ndWorld BratislavaK129th2022U23 European České Budějovice K1 team 6th K110th Extreme12thU23 World IvreaK1 team4th K113th Extreme25thEuropean Liptovský Mikuláš K1 31st Extreme41stWorld AugsburgK1 team17th K1100th Extreme23rd
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