Nicolas Gestin pronounced [nikɔla ʒɛstɛ̃] ⓘ (born 30 March 2000) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.

[7] He dislocated his shoulder in August 2016, resulting in him missing the 2016 Junior Europeans and selection for the 2017 team.

[8] Gestin's breakthrough season was his last as a junior, where he earned four medals and made two World Cup finals.

[12] Nicolas also won a gold medal in C1 at the 2019 U23 Europeans, an event which he did not compete in the following two years (in 2021 in order to prepare for the World Championships).

[13] Nicolas' first races at the senior level were the last two World Cups of the 2018 season where he made both finals finishing 8th and 10th in Tacen and La Seu, respectively.