Canoe-kayak

Canoe-kayak : discover the high-level athletes from La Défense who represent France at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Canoe-kayak illustration © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Sergeant Marjorie Delassus

Sergeant Marjorie Delassus © Ministère des Armées

Top-level athlete from the the Gendarmerie Nationale

Canoe slalom

  • European vice-champion in 2022.
  • 4th at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
  • First woman to represent France in this discipline.

Aircraftman Nicolas Gestin

Aircraftman Nicolas Gestin, slalom canoe © Ministère des Armées

Top-level athlete from French Air and Space Forces

Slalom canoe

  • World vice-champion in 2023 in canoe slalom.
  • Overall winner of the World Cup in 2022.
  • Double U23 world champion in 2019 and 2021 and U23 European champion in 2019.

Seaman Eugénie Dorange

Seaman Eugénie Dorange © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Navy

Canoeing

  • French champion in 2024.
  • Top 10 in the world championship in 2018, 2022 and 2023.
  • 3rd at the European championship in 2018.
  • World runner-up in 2017.

Private class Adrien Bart

Private class Adrien Bart © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Canoeing

  • World runner-up and French champion in 2024.
  • 4th at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
  • 1st in the world cup in 2014, 2015 and 2019.
  • 9th at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.

Sergeant Manon Hostens

Sergeant Manon Hostens © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Kayak

  • Individual and team world champion in classic and sprint downriver in 2022.
  • 7th place in the K2 500m Road Race, 9th place in the K4 500m Road Race and 23rd place in the K1 500m Road Race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
  • French downhill champion and World runner-up in the downhill sprint in 2017.
  • 12th in K4 at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.

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