Sébastien Combot
{{Short description|French canoeist}}
{{MedalTableTop|medals=
{{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Foz do Iguaçu|K1}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Deep Creek Lake|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Foz do Iguaçu|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Deep Creek Lake|K1}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Pau|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Liptovský Mikuláš|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Tacen|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|U23 European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Solkan|K1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Liptovský Mikuláš|K1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Markkleeberg|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2005 Kraków|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2005 Kraków|K1}}
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Sébastien Combot (born 9 February 1987 in Landerneau){{cite web|title=Sébastien Combot|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sebastien-combot-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202251/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sebastien-combot-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=17 December 2017}} is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sebastien-combot |title=Sébastien Combot |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=4 September 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826114906/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sebastien-combot |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web|title=Sebastien COMBOT (FRA)|url=https://canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_11484c|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=26 September 2017}}
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.{{cite web|title=Sébastien Combot (FRA)|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/sebastien-combot|website=CanoeICF.com|date=5 August 2016 |accessdate=12 February 2018}}
World Cup individual podiums
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Season
!Date !Venue !Position !Event | ||||
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2014 | align=right| 2 Aug 2014 | align=left| La Seu d'Urgell | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | K1 |
2016 | align=right| 18 Jun 2016 | align=left| Pau | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | K1 |
References
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- {{Cite web |url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 |access-date=2019-05-16 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |archive-date=2009-11-09 |url-status=live }}
External links
- {{ICF|sebastien-combot}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|sebastien-combot}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Slalom K-1 Men}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Slalom K-1 Team Men}}
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Category:French male canoeists
Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic canoeists for France
Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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