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Tony Estanguet

Estanguet in 2023
Personal information
Born	(1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 47) Pau, France
Height	1.86 m
Weight	75 kg
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
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C1
Retired	2012
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 2000 Sydney C1 Gold 2004 Athens C1 Gold 2012 London C1 World Championships Gold 2005 Penrith C1 team Gold 2006 Prague C1 Gold 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team Gold 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 Gold 2010 Tacen C1 Silver 1997 Três Coroas C1 team Silver 2003 Augsburg C1 Silver 2003 Augsburg C1 team Silver 2005 Penrith C1 Silver 2007 Foz do Igauçu C1 Silver 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team Bronze 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team European Championships Gold 2000 Mezzana C1 Gold 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C1 Gold 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 Gold 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team Silver 2002 Bratislava C1 Silver 2009 Nottingham C1 team Silver 2012 Augsburg C1 Bronze 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team Bronze 2010 Bratislava C1 team Bronze 2012 Augsburg C1 team Junior World Championships Silver 1994 Wausau C1 team Bronze 1996 Lipno C1 team Junior European Championships Silver 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 Bronze 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team

Tony Estanguet is a famous French athlete who was born on May 6, 1978, in Pau, France. He is best known for being an amazing canoeist. He won three Olympic gold medals in a sport called Canoe slalom. After his successful sports career, he helped lead the team that brought the 2024 Summer Olympics to Paris. He then became the head of the committee that organized these big games.

Tony's Amazing Canoe Career

Tony Estanguet was a top athlete in canoe slalom for many years. He competed at the highest level from 1994 until he retired in 2012.

Olympic Gold Medals

Tony won three gold medals at the Summer Olympics in the C1 event. This means he was the best in the world in his canoe.

• He won his first gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
• His second gold came at the Athens Olympics in 2004. In Athens, he won after a close call where another competitor received a penalty.
• His third gold medal was at the London Olympics in 2012. 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 huge honor, as it means he led his country's team into the stadium.

World and European Championships

Besides his Olympic success, Tony also won many medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. He earned five gold medals, six silver medals, and one bronze medal. He won gold in the C1 event in 2006, 2009, and 2010. He also won gold as part of a C1 team in 2005 and 2007.

He was also very successful at the European Canoe Slalom Championships. There, he won four gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals.

Tony was so good that he won the overall World Cup title in C1 in both 2003 and 2004. This means he was the top-ranked canoeist for those years.

Building a Legacy

Tony and his older brother, Patrice, helped create the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium in their hometown of Pau. This special place, opened in 2008, is used for whitewater sports like canoe slalom.

Tony announced that he was retiring from competitive canoeing on November 30, 2012.

Tony's Role After Racing

After his amazing career as an athlete, Tony Estanguet continued to be involved in sports.

Leading the Paris Olympics

In 2016, Tony was chosen to lead the effort for Paris to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. His hard work paid off, and Paris was selected! After that, Tony became the head of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Games. This meant he was in charge of making sure everything was ready for the huge event.

He also served as a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission for eight years. This group helps represent athletes' voices within the International Olympic Committee.

Tony's Family and Education

Tony Estanguet studied at a French business school called ESSEC. He focused on sports marketing, which helped him in his later career.

Sports run in Tony's family! His father, Henri Estanguet, was also a canoeist who won medals in the 1970s. Tony's older brother, Patrice, also won an Olympic bronze medal in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

See also

In Spanish: Tony Estanguet para niños