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Tony Estanguet
Tony Estanguet ; president of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Personal information
Born (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 46)
Pau, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
Retired2012
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships 5 6 1
European Championships 4 3 3
Junior World Championships 0 1 1
Junior European Championships 0 1 1
Total 12 11 6
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney C1
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens C1
Gold medal – first place 2012 London C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Penrith C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Prague C1
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tacen C1
Silver medal – second place 1997 Três Coroas C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Augsburg C1
Silver medal – second place 2003 Augsburg C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith C1
Silver medal – second place 2007 Foz do Igauçu C1
Silver medal – second place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mezzana C1
Gold medal – first place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C1
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nottingham C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Augsburg C1
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bratislava C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Augsburg C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Wausau C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Lipno C1 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Tony Estanguet
President of the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
In office
8 August 2021 – 11 August 2024
IOC PresidentThomas Bach
Preceded bySeiko Hashimoto
Succeeded byCasey Wasserman
Chairman of the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
In office
5 February 2018 – 8 September 2024
Preceded byCommittee established
Succeeded byCommittee dissolved

Tony Estanguet (French pronunciation: [ɛstɑ̃gɛ]; born 6 May 1978 in Pau)[1] is a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1 (canoe single). He competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.

He successfully led Paris's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and served as the head of the organising committee for those games.

Racing career

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Estanguet won three Olympic gold medals in the C1 event in 2000, 2004 and 2012. At the 2004 games in Athens he won the gold medal after a late judges decision to award a 2-second penalty to Michal Martikán,[2] for which he was promoted to the rank of Commander in the Ordre national du Mérite,[3] having been inducted as a Chevalier ('Knight') in the order in 2000.[4]

Estanguet was the flag-bearer for France at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He finished in the 9th position (out of 12 competitors; only the first eight would qualify for the final) in the semi-finals of the C1 event and was thus eliminated from the final.

At the 2012 London Summer Olympics, he became the first French Olympian to win three gold medals in the same Olympic discipline.[5] He was promoted to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour on 31 December 2012,[6][7] having been inducted as a Chevalier in 2000.[7]

He won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (C1: 2006, 2009, 2010; C1 team: 2005, 2007), six silvers (C1: 2003, 2005, 2007; C1 team: 1997, 2003, 2009), and a bronze (C1 team: 1999).[8]

Estanguet won the overall World Cup title in C1 in 2003 and 2004. He also won a total of 10 medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).[8]

Together with his brother Patrice, he developed the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium (opened in 2008) in their home town of Pau.[9]

He announced his retirement on 30 November 2012.[10]

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C1 18 3 6 27
Season Date Venue Position Event
1996 25 Aug 1996 Prague 1st C1
1997 3 Aug 1997 Minden 1st C1
1999 20 Jun 1999 Tacen 3rd C1
2000 30 Apr 2000 Penrith 3rd C1
2 Jul 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 1st C1
9 Jul 2000 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1
23 Jul 2000 Prague 1st C1
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 1st C1
2003 31 Jul 2003 Bratislava 1st C1
3 Aug 2003 Bratislava 1st C1
2004 23 Apr 2004 Athens 1st C1
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
11 Jul 2004 Prague 1st C1
25 Jul 2004 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st C1
2005 17 Jul 2005 Augsburg 3rd C1
24 Jul 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
1 Oct 2005 Penrith 2nd C11
2006 2 Jul 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 1st C12
6 Aug 2006 Prague 1st C11
2007 18 Mar 2007 Foz do Iguaçu 1st C13
2008 21 Jun 2008 Prague 1st C1
2009 12 Jul 2009 Augsburg 1st C1
2010 27 Jun 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1
4 Jul 2010 Augsburg 2nd C1
2011 9 Jul 2011 Markkleeberg 3rd C1
2012 16 Jun 2012 Pau 1st C1
23 Jun 2012 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
2 European Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

Education

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Estanguet graduated from French business school ESSEC, specializing in sports marketing.[citation needed]

Family

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Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the Wildwater Canoe World Championships in the 1970s. His older brother Patrice won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Post-racing career and Paris 2024 Olympic Organizing Committee

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In 2012 Estanguet was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission. He served as an IOC member for eight years.[11][12] In 2016, he was appointed to lead the Paris effort to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Paris bid proved successful,[13] and Estanguet served as the head of the organizing committee for those Games.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Tony Estanguet". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Koranyi, Balazs. "Seeing is believing for Slovakia's Martikan". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Décret du 24 septembre 2004 portant nomination" [Decree of 24 September 2004 regarding nominations], Journal officiel de la République française, 24 September 2004, retrieved 26 July 2024
  4. ^ "Décret du 31 octobre 2000 portant nomination" [Decree of 31 October 2000 regarding nominations], Journal officiel de la République française, 31 October 2000, retrieved 26 July 2024
  5. ^ "The Star Online – London Olympic Games 2012". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ^ J-M Faure (1 January 2013). "Pau : Tony Estanguet promu officier de la légion d'honneur" [Paul: Tony Estanguet promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour]. La République des Pyrénées. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Décret du 31 décembre 2012 portant promotion" [Decree of 31 December 2012 regarding promotions], Journal officiel de la République française, 31 December 2012, retrieved 26 July 2024
  8. ^ a b "Tony ESTANGUET (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  9. ^ "More from Tony Estanguet". CanoeICF.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Three-Time Olympic Champion Tony Estanguet Retires From Canoeing". canoeicf.com. ICF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  11. ^ Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election
  12. ^ "Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election". International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ^ Ingle, Sean (21 March 2017). "Paris 2024 Olympic bid will be 100% clean, promises Tony Estanguet". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  14. ^ Henley, Jon (21 July 2024). "'It's a very strange feeling': can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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