Joris Daudet (born 12 February 1991) is a French racing cyclist, and World Champion who represents France in

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. He achieved a gold medal at the

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in the Men’s BMX racing event. Born in

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, he won all twelve events on the European BMX tour in 2011. That year, he also won the

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. He achieved a second place in the time trial event at the 2013 BMX World Championship, and then regained the BMX World Championship in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

. In

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, he finished in third place, before finishing second in

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. He was selected to represent France at the

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in the men's BMX event. He also competed at the

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. He also competed in the

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for

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in the men's BMX. He earned a gold medal.

Awards and honours

; Orders *

Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...

: 2024

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* * * * 1991 births Living people French BMX riders French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in cycling European Games gold medalists for France Cyclists at the 2015 European Games UCI BMX World Champions (elite men) Sportspeople from Saintes, Charente-Maritime Cyclists from Charente-Maritime Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic gold medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century French sportsmen Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub