Tony Estanguet

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 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.

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

  1. ^ "Tony Estanguet". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.