Martin Thomas (born 15 September 1989) is a French
slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2010.
He won two medals in the C1 team event at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
with a gold in
2021
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and a silver in
2017
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Events January
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. He also won two silver medals at the
2019 European Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2019 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Pau, France
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in
Pau (C1 and C1 team events).
Thomas competed in the
C1 event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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, finishing in 5th place.
World Cup individual podiums
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French male canoeists
Living people
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Olympic canoeists for France
Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
1989 births
21st-century French sportsmen
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