Saúl Craviotto

{{short description|Spanish sprinter kayaker}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Family name hatnote|Craviotto|Rivero|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Saúl Craviotto 2013.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Craviotto at the 2013 World Championships

| birth_name = Saúl Craviotto Rivero

| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|11|3}}

| birth_place = Lleida, Catalonia, Spain{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/saul-craviotto-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235509/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/saul-craviotto-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Saúl Craviotto}}

| height = 192 cm{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/saul-craviotto |title=Saúl Craviotto |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115853/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/saul-craviotto |archivedate=26 August 2016 |website=Rio2016.com}}

| weight = 98 kg

| country = Spain

| sport = Sprint kayak

| event = K-1 200 m, K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m

| coach = Miguel Garcia{{cite web |url=http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=craviotto-saul-1197780/index.html |title=Saúl Craviotto |website=nbcolympics.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/craviotto-rivero-saul-1114628/ |title=Saúl Craviotto |work=London 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426010415/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/craviotto-rivero-saul-1114628/ |archivedate=26 April 2013}}

| club = Club Deportivo Basico Piragua Madrid

| education = Catholic University of Murcia

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 London|K-1 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|K-1 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Dartmouth|K-1 4×200 m}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Poznań|K-1 4×200 m}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Szeged|K-1 4×200 m}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Dartmouth|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Dartmouth|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Poznań|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Montemor-o-Velho|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Montemor-o-Velho|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Szeged|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Duisburg|K-1 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Moscow|K-1 200 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Brandenburg|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Belgrade|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Belgrade|K-4 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Milan|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Trasona|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Trasona|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalComp|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Pescara|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Mersin|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Mersin|K-1 200 m}}

}}

Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish police officer and sprint kayaker who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won six Olympic medals: a gold medal (with Carlos Pérez) in the K-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a gold medal (with Cristian Toro) in the K-2 200 m event and a bronze medal in the K-1 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a silver medal (with Marcus Cooper, Carlos Arévalo and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a bronze medal (with Carlos Arévalo, Marcus Cooper, and Rodrigo Germade) in the K-4 500 m event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He served as the flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics.{{cite web|title=Saúl Craviotto y Mireia Belmonte serán los abanderados españoles en Tokio inaugurando la fórmula mixta|trans-title=Saúl Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte will be Spain's inaugural mixed pair of flag bearers in Tokyo|language=es|url=https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20210512/craviotto-belmonte-abanderados-tokio-2020/2089669.shtml|work=RTVE|date=12 May 2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}

Craviotto also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 {{nowrap|4 × 200 m}}: 2009, 2010, 2011), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010) and two bronzes (K-1 200m: 2013, 2014).