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Tony Estanguet; president of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
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| Born | 6 May 1978 Pau, France |
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| Height | 1.86 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
Tony Estanguet (born May 6, 1978, in Pau, France) is a famous French slalom canoeist. He is a three-time Olympic champion in the C1 event, which is a type of canoe race. He competed at the highest level from 1994 until he retired in 2012. After his amazing sports career, Tony Estanguet played a big part in bringing the 2024 Summer Olympics to Paris. He then became the head of the committee that organized these exciting games.
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A Champion Canoeist
Tony Estanguet is known for his incredible success in canoe slalom. This sport involves paddling a canoe through a challenging course of gates on moving water. The C1 event means he paddled a single canoe.
Olympic Gold Medals
Tony won three gold medals at the Olympic Games. This is a huge achievement!
- In 2000, he won his first gold medal in Sydney.
- He won again at the 2004 games in Athens. After a close race, a judge's decision gave him the gold.
- His third gold medal came at the 2012 London Olympics. This made him the first French athlete to win three gold medals in the same sport at the Olympics.
Tony was also chosen to be the flag-bearer for France at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. This is a great honor for an athlete.
World and European Success
Besides his Olympic wins, Tony Estanguet also won many medals at other big competitions.
- He earned 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Five of these were gold medals.
- He also won the overall World Cup title in C1 two times, in 2003 and 2004.
- At the European Championships, he won 10 medals, including four gold.
Tony and his brother Patrice helped create the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium in their hometown of Pau. This is a special place for canoeists to train and compete. Tony announced he was retiring from competitive racing on November 30, 2012.
Education and Family Life
Tony Estanguet is not just a sports star; he also has a good education.
His Education
He studied at a French business school called ESSEC. He focused on sports marketing, which means he learned how to promote sports and sports events.
His Sporting Family
Tony comes from a family of canoeists.
- His father, Henri Estanguet, was also a canoeist and won medals in the 1970s.
- His older brother, Patrice, won a bronze medal in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It seems sports talent runs in their family!
Leading the Paris 2024 Olympics
After his racing career, Tony Estanguet took on a very important role in the Olympic movement.
Role in the IOC
In 2012, Tony was chosen to be part of the IOC Athletes' Commission. The IOC is the International Olympic Committee, which organizes the Olympic Games. He was an IOC member for eight years, helping to represent athletes' views.
Paris 2024 Olympic Bid
In 2016, Tony was asked to lead Paris's effort to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. This was a huge project, trying to convince the world that Paris was the best city for the games. The Paris bid was successful!
Head of the Organizing Committee
Because of his leadership, Tony Estanguet became the head of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Games. This means he was in charge of planning and making sure everything was ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.
