1. Tony Estanguet competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.
12 Facts About Tony Estanguet
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Tony Estanguet successfully led Paris's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and served as the head of the organising committee for those games.
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Tony Estanguet was the flag-bearer for France at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
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Tony Estanguet finished in the 9th position in the semi-finals of the C1 event and was thus eliminated from the final.
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Tony Estanguet was promoted to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour on 31 December 2012, having been inducted as a in 2000.
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Tony Estanguet won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds, six silvers, and a bronze.
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Tony Estanguet won the overall World Cup title in C1 in 2003 and 2004.
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Tony Estanguet won a total of 10 medals at the European Championships.
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Tony Estanguet graduated from French business school ESSEC, specializing in sports marketing.
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In 2012 Tony Estanguet was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission.
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Tony Estanguet served as an IOC member for eight years.
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The Paris bid proved successful, and Tony Estanguet served as the head of the organizing committee for those Games.