Sarah Guyot (born 16 April 1991 in Vannes, Morbihan) is a French sprint canoeist.[1][3] Guyot is a member of Canoe Kayak Club Tours in Tours, and is coached and trained by Nicolas Maillot.[1][2] She began to canoe when she was 10, following an elder brother who also canoed at that time.[4]
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| Nationality |  France | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1991 Vannes, Morbihan, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canoe Kayak Club Tours[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nicolas Maillot[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Guyot represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Marie Delattre, Joanne Mayer, and Gabrielle Tuleu. Guyot and her team finished last in the final by more than a second behind the Russian team (led by Yuliana Salakhova), recording the slowest time of 1:35.299.[5]
At the 2013 U23 World Championships, she won a gold medal in the K-1 500 m.[6]
In 2014, the European U23 Championships were held in Mantes-en-Yvelines, France; Guyot won two gold medals on home water, the K-1 200 m and the K-1 500 m.[6]
At the 2016 Olympics, Guyot competed in the K-1 200 m, reaching the final, where she finished in 5th place.[7]
In 2017, she graduated from her training in physiotherapy, allowing her to concentrate on canoeing.[4]