Tony Estanguet OLY (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.
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Tony Estanguet | |
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| President of the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| In office 8 August 2021 – 11 August 2024 | |
| IOC President | Thomas Bach |
| Preceded by | Seiko Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Casey Wasserman |
| Chairman of the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games | |
| In office 5 February 2018 – 8 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
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
editEstanguet 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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| C1 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 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
editEstanguet graduated from French business school ESSEC, specializing in sports marketing.[citation needed]
Family
editTony 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Tony Estanguet". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Koranyi, Balazs. "Seeing is believing for Slovakia's Martikan". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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
- ^ "The Star Online – London Olympic Games 2012". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Tony ESTANGUET (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "More from Tony Estanguet". CanoeICF.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Three-Time Olympic Champion Tony Estanguet Retires From Canoeing". canoeicf.com. ICF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election
- ^ "Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election". International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (21 March 2017). "Paris 2024 Olympic bid will be 100% clean, promises Tony Estanguet". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's final results. – Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- 12 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
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