Sébastien Combot
French canoeist
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Sébastien Combot (born 9 February 1987 in Landerneau)[1] is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.[2]
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| Born | 9 February 1987 Landerneau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2007, K1 team: 2014) and three silvers (K1: 2014, K1 team: 2007, 2017). He also won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.[3]
Combot finished 8th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
He began kayaking after discovering a local artificial whitewater stadium at the age of nine. His wife Laura Mangin also represented France in canoe slalom.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2014 | 2 August 2014 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 2016 | 18 June 2016 | Pau | 3rd | K1 |
