Pau Echaniz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echaniz and the second or maternal family name is Pal.

Pau Echaniz Pal (born 29 May 2001) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2017.^[1] He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[2]

Pau Echaniz

Echaniz at the 2024 World Championship
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 24) San Sebastián, Spain
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	K1, Kayak cross, C1, Mixed C2
Medal record Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2024 Paris K1 European Games 2023 Kraków K1 team European Championships 2025 Vaires-sur-Marne K1 team U23 World Championships 2022 Ivrea K1 team 2023 Kraków K1 team U23 European Championships 2022 České Budějovice Kayak cross 2023 Bratislava K1 team 2022 České Budějovice K1 team 2021 Solkan K1 team Junior World Championships 2017 Bratislava C1 team 2017 Bratislava K1 team 2018 Ivrea Kayak cross 2018 Ivrea Mixed C2 Junior European Championships 2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team

He won one gold and one bronze medal in the K1 team event at the European Championships, with the gold coming at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, together with David Llorente and Miquel Travé.^[3]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2025	15 June 2025	Pau	1st	Kayak cross